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Egypt says holding talks with Yemen’s Houthis, Iran to reduce regional tensions

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Egyptian officials are conducting talks with representatives from the Houthi group in Yemen as well as with Tehran in an attempt to reduce tensions in international waters, Arabic-language news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Friday.
Middle East

‘Criminal complaints’ filed against Israeli president in Switzerland

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog is the subject of criminal complaints during his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiss prosecutors have confirmed, as Tel Aviv finds itself accused of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Gaza detainees subject to ‘ill-treatment, humiliation’: UN

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The head of the UN human rights office in the occupied Palestinian territories has urged Israel to prevent the recurrence of "ill-treatment and humiliation" of Palestinian detainees in the Gaza Strip, saying he met several released detainees who had been beaten, blindfolded and held for weeks by Israeli forces.
Middle East

Palestinian foreign ministry welcomes Chile and Mexico’s calls for ICC investigation into Israel crimes in Gaza

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The Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced it supports Chile and Mexico’s request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel's crimes against civilians during the Gaza war.
Middle East

20k babies born during war on Gaza, 135,000 minors at ‘severe risk’ of malnutrition: UNICEF

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Nearly 20,000 babies have been born during Israel's continuing war in Gaza, while 135,000 children in the Gaza Strip under the age of two are at “severe risk” of malnutrition, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
Middle East

Netanyahu rejects deal for release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza: Report

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The Israeli government prepared a proposal to initiate new negotiations with the Palestinian group Hamas for the release of Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the offer, according to a report.
Middle East

Medicine, aid for Palestinians, hostages arrive in Gaza: Qatar

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Medicine and aid for Palestinians and the Israeli hostages entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry.
Middle East

Palestinian labour minister warns of impending societal implosion as a result of skyrocketing unemployment

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Palestinian labour minister Nasri Abu Jaish has stated that he estimated unemployment in Gaza to be around 90 percent, up from approximately 47 percent before the Israeli war, with unemployment in the occupied West Bank also sitting around 25 percent, up from around 13 percent before October 7.
Middle East

Palestinian Investment Fund says Gaza needs at least $15bn to rebuild housing units

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Palestine investment fund chairman Mohammad Mustafa has estimated that rebuilding housing units in the Gaza Strip would need at least $15 billion.
Middle East

“We cannot have in Lebanon another Gaza”: UN chief

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A solution in Gaza will "allow for the de-escalation in other parts of the Middle East", warned United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday.
Middle East

Qatar announces humanitarian deal between Hamas and Israel

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Qatar has announced that it has successfully mediated an agreement between Israel and Hamas that will enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to civilians in Gaza in exchange for the delivery of medicines to Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group.
Europe

Majority of Germans think Israel’s war on Gaza ‘unjustified’

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A new poll has found that the majority of Germans are becoming more critical of the Israeli government’s policies and the ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip which has so far killed nearly 24,300.
Middle East

Growing number of Gazans haven’t eaten in days: UN

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised the alarm  over the dire situation facing Palestinian refugees who have been displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Local

Iran’s Leader lauds Yemenis’ ‘great achievement’ in supporting Gaza

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the Yemenis’ anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea, stressing they did a “great job” in defiance of US threats and military operation.
Foreign Policy

Linking Yemen’s attacks to Tehran meant to conceal Israeli crimes in Gaza: Iran’s UN envoy

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Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has roundly dismissed Western allegations about Tehran’s involvement in strikes by Yemeni forces in the Red Sea, stating that such claims are meant to deviate the world public opinion from Israeli atrocities in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Foreign Policy

US, UK raids on Yemen strategic mistake: Iran FM to UN chief

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Iran's Foreign Minister, in a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the recent strikes on Yemen by the United States and the UK as illegal and a strategic mistake.
Middle East

Hundreds of thousands starving in Gaza as famine arrives at “incredible speed”: UN aid chief

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Israel's war in Gaza has brought famine with "such incredible speed", the United Nations’ relief chief told CNN on Monday, as he warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving in the besieged strip.
Middle East

We cannot allow what has been happening in Gaza to continue: UN chief

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, in a speech marking 100 days since the October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israel war on Gaza which has so far killed more than 24,000 people.
Middle East

Gaza scene of largest displacement of Palestinians since 1948: UN

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) says Israel has forcibly displaced a considerably large number of Palestinians during its ongoing genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Israel withdraws one of four military divisions from Gaza

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Israel's military spokesman has announced that the 36th division, one of the four military divisions fighting in the Gaza Strip, is withdrawing from the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Hamas popularity boosted in Gaza and West Bank: Poll

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The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research says the Israeli war against Hamas has increased support for the Palestinian group in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Houthi ballistic missile strikes US-owned and operated vessel: CENTCOM

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A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck a US-owned and operated vessel on Monday, US Central Command has announced in a statement.
Middle East

Red Sea tension caused by escalation in Palestine: Russia FM

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described the perilous situation in the Red Sea, a strategic maritime route, as a result of the months-long conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops 24,000

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At least 24,100 Palestinians have been killed and 60,834 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced Monday.
Middle East

Israeli soccer player briefly detained in Turkey after supporting Israel war on Gaza

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An Israeli soccer player was arrested in Turkey on Monday, Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber has reported, after he displayed a message supporting Israeli war on Gaza and voicing support for the captivates being held by Hamas during a game.
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