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Middle East crisis live: UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime of ‘extermination’ in destruction of Gaza health system
Report by ex-UN high commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay accuses Israel of ‘relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities’
Diplomatic communications have intensified in the past hours, before a UN security council meeting discussing the situation in the Middle East, Lebanon’s prime minister Najib Mikati said in a statement on X on Thursday, reports Reuters.
“There are contacts taking place between the United States and France with the aim of reviving a ceasefire declaration for a specific period in order to resume the search for political solutions,” he was quoted as saying.
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