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Syria facing alarming regional spillover, UN envoy warns-October 23, 2024,12:00

The conflict in Gaza and Lebanon is spilling over into Syria, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Wednesday.

Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating Lebanon conflict-October 23, 2024,12:00

A displacement crisis in unfolding in Lebanon, as Israel’s escalating military offensive in the south and the bombing of Beirut […]

Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north-October 23, 2024,12:00

Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination […]

UN renews call to protect civilians as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital-October 22, 2024,12:00

The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli […]

‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says-October 22, 2024,12:00

The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post […]

Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years-October 22, 2024,12:00

The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by […]

‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon-October 21, 2024,12:00

Ongoing airstrikes across Lebanon “continue to kill and injure civilians and displace a growing number of families,” […]

Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza-October 21, 2024,12:00

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life across Gaza, […]

Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon-October 20, 2024,12:00

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an observation tower and the […]

First Person: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’-October 18, 2024,12:00

A young Gazan footballer who says he feels like he is “dying every day,” is trying to keep his dream alive of one day playing […]