News headlines for “Middle East”
Seeds of Resilience Despite Massive Destruction in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (IPS) - It was two weeks before October 7—when Hamas attacked Israel—that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood behind the rostrum in the United Nations General Assembly hall clutching a crude map of what he called the "new Middle East," a visual that erased the land of Palestine.
Pressure on an Atomic Level
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Egypt, Oct 28 (IPS) - Violence in the Middle East has escalated dramatically since the Hamas terrorist attack in October 2023 and the fallout that has since followed. There is tension, if not a state of war, between all the major opponents on the ground.
Over 150 NGOs Urge World Governments to Help End War Crimes in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (IPS) - As it continues to leave a mounting trail of death and destruction in Gaza, Israel has come under severe attack from the international community, including the United Nations and its humanitarian agencies, Western allies, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and scores of human rights experts.
Lazzarini: Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA will deepen Palestinian suffering
- UN News
Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe Lazzarini has warned.
Middle East crisis: Live updates from the Security Council and UN across the region
- UN News
We will be following the latest breaking news over the day, including from UN staff on the ground in the Middle East, dispatches from Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region as well as the emergency Security Council meeting following escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. UN News app users can follow here.
Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’
- UN News
After a weekend of continuing Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip and especially the north, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that the already dire aid situation “is only getting worse”.
UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on Sunday.
‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official
- UN News
The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an immediate stop to “blatant disregard for basic humanity” by Israeli forces.
UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on targets in Iran.
UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
- UN News
Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others.