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Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 22

Israeli military says operations in Gaza Strip stepping up; UN general assembly calls for ‘immediate, durable and sustainable humanitarian truce’

The Guardian - AU

10 things you didn’t know about the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been supporting people through conflicts, disasters and emergencies for more than 150 years. Read on to discover 10 inspiring facts about one of the world’s leading humanitarian organisations

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross witnesses ‘utter chaos’ at Gaza hospitals as supplies run critically low

Experts say medical centres rapidly running out of fuel and medical supplies as injured and displaced people seek refuge

The Guardian - UK

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Gaza hospitals ceasing to function as water and fuel run out

Medics say some doctors forced to operate without anaesthesia and using vinegar in place of antiseptic

The Guardian - UK

When conflict meets climate change, in Gaza and beyond

People living on the front lines of conflict often find themselves on the front lines of the climate crisis as well. Many of the countries most vulnerable to climate change – including Sudan, Afghanistan and Yemen – are also experiencing instability that leaves them ill-equipped to adapt to its challenges.…

France 24

Hamas hostage release: Two elderly Israelis leave Gaza after Egypt and Qatar broker deal

Hamas, who took more than 200 hostages in an attack in Israel two weeks ago, said it released the hostages – two elderly Israeli women – on ‘humanitarian grounds’

The Independent UK

Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis explained

Israel’s strikes and blockade are pushing Gaza’s essential services and resources to the brink of collapse.

Al Jazeera

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6 reliable charities for those looking to help civilians affected by the Israel-Hamas war

These nonprofits have an international reputation or have been rated positively by Charity Navigator.

Fortune

WHO warns hospitals in besieged Gaza Strip are at ‘breaking point’

United Nations health agency calls for immediate action to establish a humanitarian corridor amid Israeli bombing.

Al Jazeera

Israel says 6,000 bombs dropped on Gaza as war with Hamas nears a week

Air strikes pound Gaza for sixth day as deaths and fears of humanitarian disaster in besieged Palestinian enclave mount.

Al Jazeera

Gaza ‘hospitals risk turning into morgues’: Rights groups call for action

International charities and rights groups call for urgent action against Israel’s blockade.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of most vulnerable left in Nagorno-Karabakh after mass exodus

Many of those left behind are the sick and elderly, with humanitarian groups trying to seek them out to provide help. Armenia is also struggling to house and support the 100,000 people who have fled into the country

The Independent UK

US has failed to compensate tortured victims of its Iraq prisons: HRW

The US has failed to redress Iraqis who suffered from systemic torture and abuse in its prisons during the invasion.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan says fears of ‘ethnic cleansing’ will lead to mass exodus from enclave in Azerbaijan.

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Al Jazeera

Aid enters Nagorno-Karabakh as Armenia separatists lay down weapons

Azerbaijan claims ‘demilitarisation’ of separatists is ongoing in close cooperation with Russian peacekeepers.

Al Jazeera

After Libya flood, unexploded weapons pose new risk

Humanitarian organisations have issued warnings about the imminent risk of ‘weapon contamination’ in Libya.

The Conversation

Nagorno-Karabakh: longest war in post-Soviet space flares yet again as Russia distracted in Ukraine

A 24-hour “"anti-terrorist” operation launched by Azerbaijan to “restore the country’s constitutional order” threatened briefly to escalate into a full-scale war with Armenia over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But hostilities have been brought – temporarily at least – to a halt by a ceasefire mediated by the local Russian…

The Independent UK

Flood-ravaged Libya city of Derna faces health crisis from thousands of corpses

‘We should be afraid of an epidemic’ says worried survivor

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The Guardian - UK

Libyan authorities seal off most of flood-hit Derna in effort to limit deaths

Only emergency workers to be allowed into devastated area over fears of contamination from dead bodies in limited water supply

The Independent UK

The international Red Cross cuts budget, staffing levels as humanitarian aid dries up

The part of the international Red Cross that deals with conflict and prisoners of war announced it will trim its projected budget by about one-eighth next year and cut nearly 20% of staff at its headquarters

Al Jazeera

Iraq offers rewards for information on missing people from Gulf War

Baghdad calls on people with information about burial sites of missing persons from the Gulf War to come forward.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military regime accused of murdering political prisoners

Prison officials accused of extrajudicial killings and torture with thousands arrested for their opposition to the coup.

Al Jazeera

125 Sudanese soldiers held by the RSF released: Red Cross

ICRC says the soldiers were captured by the paramilitary group in the capital, Khartoum, and western region of Darfur.

France 24

Why the Red Cross’ crisis is causing aid groups to rethink their financing

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) last month announced it would lay off nearly 10 percent of its global staff and roll back dozens of its operations across the world. Although the ICRC’s crisis can partly be blamed on the war in Ukraine and resulting inflation, it also…

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy steps up criticism of International Red Cross over inaction at Kakhovka dam

Ukrainian president’s remarks echo previous comments about international bodies’ failure to intervene more decisively

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