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November 19, 2023 5:48 PM

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. "As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governanc...

November 19, 2023 10:42 AM

Tentative Gaza deal reached to free some hostages, pause fighting-report

Israel, the United States and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, the Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the deal. Howeve...

November 16, 2023 12:16 PM

Israeli president says ‘strong force’ may need to stay in Gaza, Biden says occupation a ‘big mistake’

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said a "very strong force" may need to remain in Gaza for the near future to prevent the Hamas militant group re-emerging after the war, but U.S. President Joe Biden warned that occupying Gaza would be "a big mistake". ...

November 16, 2023 10:26 AM

UN Security Council calls for pauses in Gaza fighting for aid

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday (November 15) called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip for a "sufficient number of days" to allow aid access. The...

November 14, 2023 11:25 AM

UN official warns lack of fuel in Gaza will halt aid delivery, communications

Lack of fuel in Gaza will bring aid delivery and communications to a halt as soon as Tuesday (November 14), said the head of the UN's office for coordination of humanitarian affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Andrea de Domenico. During a...

November 10, 2023 3:45 PM

Israel must protect Palestinians in West Bank – UN rights chief

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday (November 10) that Israel must take immediate measures to protect Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as they find themselves targeted by more violence since the Israeli-Hamas war erupted ...

November 2, 2023 4:32 PM

China assumes UN Security Council presidency for November

China on Wednesday (November 1) took over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for November with a focus on the Palestine-Israel conflict. The situation in Palestine and Israel tops the Security Council's agenda in November...

November 2, 2023 3:25 PM

Ambulances prepare to cross into Gaza, as Rafah opens for second day

Ambulances lined up near Egypt's Rafah crossing on Thursday (November 2), waiting to cross into Gaza where they will evacuate injured civilians. At least 320 foreign citizens on an initial list of 500, as well as dozens of severely injured Gazans, c...

November 1, 2023 11:18 AM

Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza

Bolivia said on Tuesday (November 1) it had broken diplomatic ties with Israel because of its attacks on the Gaza Strip, while neighbors Colombia and Chile recalled their ambassadors to the Middle Eastern country for consultations. The three South A...

October 31, 2023 10:44 PM

UNSG calls for reform of the UN Security Council to better represent Developing Countries

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is on a four-day visit to Nepal, addressed a joint meeting of the Federal Parliament today. In his address to the joint session of the federal parliament at the New Baneshwor parliament building on Tuesday, ...

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