Top UN officials warn of an “apocalyptic” situation in Gaza

Top UN officials warn of an “apocalyptic” situation in Gaza

The World Health Organisation says the situation for Gaza is "getting worse by the hour". According to the UN's aid coordination office between December 3 and the afternoon of 4 December at least 349 Palestinians were killed and 750 injured. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday appealed to the IDF to spare civilians from more suffering especially since the fighting has now moved south. Jody Jacobs reports from the United […]

December 6, 2023 1

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Blinken says Israel must protect civilians when fighting resumes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned efforts must be made to prevent violence in Gaza from enveloping the region. The US' top diplomat met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday. This comes after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for a seventh day. Sally Patterson has more.

December 1, 2023 6

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Blinken holds meetings with officials in Middle East

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with top officials in Israel and the West Bank, in his third visit to the region since October 7. This comes after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for a seventh day on Thursday. The United States says it supports Israel's right to defend itself, while also stressing civilians in Gaza should be protected. Sally Patterson has more.

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Former Hamas hostage, aged nine, now only ‘whispers’: father

Emily Hand, the nine-year-old girl released after Hamas held her hostage for 50 days, will now only talk in whispers having been ordered to stay silent by her captors, her father told British tabloid The Sun in an interview published on Wednesday. "She was a normal happy noisy kid but now she whispers -- she was moving her lips with no volume or even air coming out," Thomas Hand was […]

November 29, 2023 3

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Biden proposes extension to Gaza humanitarian pause

US President Joe Biden says he's hopeful that the current pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas could be extended. The President spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after Hamas released another 17 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinians detained by the Israelis. Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

November 27, 2023 1

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Hamas releases 17 hostages in third daily release

Hamas released 17 hostages on Sunday, including a four-year-old American girl. It was the third daily release of hostages, with the fourth and final set of prisoners expected to be set free on Monday. Israel in turn released 39 Palestinians. However, as Mia Alberti in Lebanon reports the pause in fighting could be extended beyond the current four-day agreement.

November 27, 2023 1

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Israel-Hamas brief ceasefire to begin today

A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, that's according to Qatar - which has been mediating the truce. Toni Waterman has the details.

November 24, 2023 1

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UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is in Israel

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is in Israel, where earlier on Thursday he visited a town where 100 were murdered by Hamas fighters on 7 October. The UK has been pushing for humanitarian pauses in Gaza, and its military has been providing intelligence to the IDF, as well as political support for its operation against Hamas. Stuart Smith has more from London.

November 24, 2023