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Tensions at the United Nations continue as Gaza faces 'very critical' hours

The U.N. Security Council vetoed a U.S. resolution on the war. Gilad Erdan, Israel's U.N. ambassador, said the council "is incapable of doing the most basic task of condemning ISIS-like terrorists."

WEKU

Governments and hackers agree: the laws of war must apply in cyberspace

There are rules in war. International humanitarian law regulates what combatants can and can’t do, with the goal of protecting civilians and limiting suffering.

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Blinken calls for aid to Palestinians and offers warning for Iran

Top American diplomat offered the warning to Tehran in remarks at the UN

The Independent UK

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Palestinian Americans on the Israel-Hamas war: 'We're not even allowed to grieve'

Some Palestinian Americans in the U.S. say they feel abandoned by the U.S., and fear rising anti-Palestinian sentiment and Islamophobia at home.

WEKU

EU foreign ministers back humanitarian pause in Israel-Hamas war to let in aid

Bloc’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, and ministers see getting aid and power to Gaza as essential alongside release of hostages

The Guardian - UK

Plan for UK to host thousands of Gaza refugees drawn up by charities

Groups urge government to introduce emergency family reunion scheme modelled on initiative for Ukrainians

The Guardian - UK

Biden: Decisions Made Now Will Shape Future For Decades

President Biden addresses nation after Israel visit, secures aid agreement for Palestinians in Gaza

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US Vetoes UN Resolution On Israel-Hamas Conflict

Washington rejects humanitarian pauses, prioritizes direct diplomacy

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'Drop in the ocean': Initial aid set to enter Gaza insufficient to meet needs

President Joe Biden says he struck a deal with his Egyptian counterpart to allow a first run of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which Israel sealed off after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

France 24

Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civilians?

International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed to protect noncombatants and limit the means of warfare.

The Conversation

'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now

U.N. officials and their partners are ramping up efforts to take advantage of a possible window for Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, whose people have been stripped of deliveries of fuel, food, water and medical supplies from the outside as Israeli forces strike at Hamas…

The Independent UK

Martti Ahtisaari: the Finnish peacemaker who played midwife to Namibian independence

Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president, died on 16 October at the age of 86. Born in eastern Finland, he was two years old when his family fled from the Russian invasion at the outbreak of the second world war.

The Conversation

State Department issues global travel warning for Americans, as Gaza awaits aid

Aid trucks line up at Egypt-Gaza border as protests continue around the world. The State Department has warned Americans overseas to be on high alert for terrorist attacks in heavily visited areas.

WEKU

Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel

Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it sells arms to the militant group

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Chad, WFP warn of 'catastrophic' food insecurity amid influx of Sudan refugees

Chad has called for the world to step up and help feed the country and its increasing refugee population, including 460,000 fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Sudan.

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Biden in Israel: How U.S. foreign policy has played a big role in the Israel-Hamas war

U.S. President Joe Biden is in Israel to lend support to the country in the midst of an already bloody war between the Israelis and Hamas, including the bombing of a Gaza City hospital that has left hundreds dead.

The Independent UK

World Food Program says Afghanistan needs $19m to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan

The United Nations’ World Food Program is appealing for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan

WEKU

What Republican presidential candidates are saying about the Israel-Hamas war

Israel is a cornerstone of GOP foreign policy and presidential hopefuls are seeking to stand out from the crowded field as they proclaim their views on Israel, Hamas and the Middle East.

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The Independent UK

Live updates | Intense Israeli bombardments strike Gaza as the war rages on

Hamas says hundreds have been killed in an airstrike on Gaza City hospital, after intensifying bombardments near towns in southern Gaza rattled civilians where Israel ordered them to take refuge

Radio France Internationale

Libya's road to democracy remains blocked as political stalemate endures

Libya's electoral commission has told the United Nations it can only start a countdown to national elections after resolution of the question of forming a new government.

The Independent UK

Palestinians must be guaranteed right to return to homes in Gaza, warns UN expert

Exclusive: ‘History may tell them it’s a door they shouldn’t leave from’ if Egypt does open border, special rapporteur on torture says

The Independent UK

Live updates | Intense bombardments strike in southern Gaza on 11th day of Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians are describing intense bombardments early Tuesday near two towns in southern Gaza, where Israel had ordered civilians to seek refuge

The Conversation

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system − the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no escape. On Oct. 17, 2023, news broke that at least 500 patients, staff and people seeking shelter from Israeli bombs had been killed in an explosion at a hospital, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave.

France 24

Six months of war in Sudan: UN urges end to 'humanitarian nightmare'

Six months ago, a conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, plunging Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, according to the United Nations. Also, the end of the so-called state of siege in DR Congo comes as a relief for…

The Independent UK

Evacuation of Gaza a ‘death sentence’ for 2,000 sick and injured Palestinians in hospital, says WHO

The United Nations has already warned that water has run out and hospitals will run out of generator fuel within two days

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