The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. “Despite the tragedy unfolding under our watch, the Israeli Authorities informed the UN that they will no longer approve any @UNRWA food convoys to the […]
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By AFP Sameh Makki’s soup kitchen is barely 100 metres from the market, but it can take two hours to make the journey through Sudan’s war-torn streets, often through hails of bullets. The 43-year-old, his family and local volunteers have risked everything to get supplies to feed around 150 families caught in the crossfire between […]
Israeli air strikes near Baalbek in Lebanon wounded four people, hitting a two-story building, as per an AFP correspondent. Cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Hamas’ ally, has escalated since the Gaza conflict began. Concerns of a full-blown war have heightened, with Israel targeting the Baalbek area, a Hezbollah stronghold, multiple times with air strikes. […]