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November 23, 2023 3:49 PM

Int’l community welcomes temporary ceasefire between Israel, Hamas

The international community has welcomed a temporary ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, and called upon relevant parties to reach a permanent ceasefire and to resume peace talks on the basis of the two-s...

November 23, 2023 3:11 PM

Gaza ‘most dangerous place in the world to be a child’ – UNICEF

The Gaza Strip is the "most dangerous place in the world to be a child," the head of the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Wednesday (November 22). UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell told the U.N. Security Council that more th...

November 21, 2023 4:54 PM

India advocates for sovereign, independent state of Palestine at UN, opposes violence

India advocates for the resumption of direct negotiations towards establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine living within secure and recognised borders side by side at peace with Israel, India's Permanent Representative to t...

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...

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