Middle East
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Lebanon: food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid deadly strikes
Amid intensifying military operations in Lebanon and deadly attacks on civilians, medical personnel and infrastructure, UN humanitarians warned on Monday…
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, food security experts said…
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Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made an impassioned plea to protect the UN agency for Palestine refugees at the General Assembly’s meeting…
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Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead
The war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile…
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end to the war and suffering…
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Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November
Conditions worsened amid rising death tolls and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, but UN agencies reported some good news: the…
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Lebanon: UN condemns increasing loss of life and civilian suffering
The increasing impact of fighting between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and militants from Hezbollah on Lebanese civilians “is of grave…
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