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Peace and Security
Guterres deplores Israel’s move to resume land registration in the West Bank
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Israel’s decision to resume land registration procedures in a large part of the occupied…
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Middle East
West Bank: New Israeli measures further erode prospects for two-State solution
UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced grave concern on Monday over the reported decision by the Israeli security cabinet to authorize…
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Human Rights
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic herbicide over areas north of…
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Human Rights
A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem ‘set on fire’
The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have…
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Middle East
Cold kills another infant in Gaza as West Bank displacement intensifies
Another child in the Gaza Strip has died from hypothermia as winter weather continues to whip the enclave, the UN…
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Middle East
Aid agencies warn Gaza response at breaking point as Israel urged to lift new restrictions
Humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately…
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Middle East
New demolition order for West Bank camp is ‘more devastating news’
Israel has issued new demolition orders for the Nur Shams camp in the north of the occupied West Bank effective…
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Middle East
Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned an Israeli raid on the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the…
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Middle East
‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate
The President of the UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for greater action to uphold the rights of the Palestinian…
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Human Rights
On International Day of Solidarity, UN urges greater support and aid for Palestinians
For over two years, tens of thousands of people have been killed in Gaza. The enclave faces its most severe…
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