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Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the UN high commissioner for human rights expressed deep concern about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, describing the situation as "apocalyptic". Volker Türk denounced "grave breaches of international humanitarian law" in Gaza, citing the Israeli blockade of the territory and the use…

Israeli officials have accused international groups, including the United Nations, of ignoring what it describes as evidence of rape and sexual violence by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attacks.

Officials call on Israel, Hamas, world powers to halt ‘apocalyptic’ scenes as Palestinians fruitlessly seek safety.

‘No justification’ for Israeli bombing of babies in Gaza, Emmanuel Macron says; largest hospital in Gaza under bombardment, WHO says

Number of people killed in Gaza rises to 11,078; Gaza’s largest hospital faced bombardment on Friday

Negotiations are underway to reach a three-day humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in exchange for the release of about a dozen hostages held by Hamas

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Eighteen Palestinians killed and at least 20 injured in IDF raid on Jenin city; Israeli military says tactical pauses in fighting do not constitute ceasefire

IDF says Hamas has ‘lost control’ of northern Gaza; Gaza health ministry says number of dead exceeds 10,500

More than 33,550 cases of diarrhoea reported since mid-October, most among children under five, says WHO;