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Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
The Israeli military confirmed its forces are operating in central Rafah as part of their ongoing offensive in southern Gaza. Since the ground assault began on May 6, around 1 million Palestinians have fled the city, disrupting U.N. humanitarian operations. Despite U.S. President Joe Biden's caution against a full invasion, Israel's forces have advanced into most parts of Rafah, uncovering Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels. Many Palestinians now live in squalid camps, with around 300,000 remaining in the area amid continued clashes and shelling.
Israel's Rafah evacuation order sparks global alarm
Israel calls for Rafah evacuation before potential ground invasion, escalating tensions with Hamas. International leaders intervene amid concerns for civilians. Truce talks stalled, violence escalates in Gaza.
Hamas accepts a Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Israel hasn't commented
Hamas has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza. The deal follows Israel ordering 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate from Rafah, signaling a potential ground invasion. The cease-fire would take place in stages, with Hamas releasing hostages in exchange for Israeli troop pullbacks from Gaza. It is unclear whether the deal will meet Hamas' key demand of bringing about an end to the war and complete Israeli withdrawal.
Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack
The allegations against staffers with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees prompted the United States and several other countries to freeze funds vital for the body, which is a lifeline for desperate Palestinians in Gaza. The White House indicated that funding could be restored depending on the agency's investigation and subsequent actions.
Alarm raised as 'apocalyptic' conditions grip Gaza
International aid organizations have raised alarm over the dire situation in Gaza following more than two months of conflict between Israel and Hamas. Charities like Save the Children and Oxfam described the catastrophic conditions, warning of potential irreversible consequences for Palestinians. The conflict has led to significant casualties, displacement, and destruction, leaving only a fraction of Gaza's hospitals operational. Survivors face the imminent threat of starvation and disease, with reports of appalling conditions, including wounds infested with maggots and severe shortages of medical supplies.
Palestinians in Gaza running out of places to hide from Israeli troops
Amid escalating violence in Gaza, Israel called for the evacuation of residents in the northern part of the enclave. The UN-run schools, which were already housing over 270,000 Palestinians seeking shelter, became even more crowded as people sought safety. The Israeli military warned residents to relocate to the south, but the UN deemed the task "impossible."
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Israel readies troops for invasion as Gaza civilians flee
Israel pressed on Sunday with preparations for a ground offensive in Gaza, after giving Palestinians a little more time flee northern areas it has vowed to target in response to the deadliest attack in its history. The military said Gaza City residents must not delay their departure but a spokesperson said late Saturday they still had time to leave and that the ground offensive would not start on Sunday.
Israel strikes downtown Gaza City and mobilizes 300,000 reservists as war enters fourth day
The death toll rose to over 900 in Israel, with retaliatory strikes raising the death toll in Gaza to 687. Israel claimed to have "restored control" over the Gaza border and recovered the bodies of around 1,500 Hamas militants. The situation has caused tensions to spike in the Middle East, with Israel facing the threat of a multi-front war.
At least 2,300 dead in 'epic' Libya floods, thousands more missing
As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been overwhelmed by what one UN official labelled "a calamity of epic proportions". Massive destruction shattered the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna, home to about 100,000 people, where multi-storey buildings on the river banks collapsed and houses and cars vanished in the raging waters.
3 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women
Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, said they cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without their female staff.
Civilian casualties halved since Yemen truce
The Yemen conflict pits the internationally recognised government, supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, against Iran-backed Huthi rebels. It has killed hundreds of thousands of people and pushed the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine. But a renewable two-month truce that took effect on April 2 has provided a rare respite from violence in much of the country.
Taliban break promise on higher education for Afghan girls
Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community. " He said the Taliban had made it clear that all Afghans have a right to education.
Europeans hoard food in panic amid conflict in Ukraine
In northern Italy, residents are stockpiling pasta en masse, pharmacies in Norway are out of iodine due to security concerns over the Ukrainian nuclear power plants, while trade experts in Germany are recording panic buying of goods, the news outlet said.
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
The two neighbouring countries, both battered by years of conflict and mismanagement, are in need of rapid action to combat severe water shortages, the groups said. The drought is also disrupting electricity supplies as low water levels impact dams, which in turn impact essential infrastructure, including health facilities.
Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fuelled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of migrants and refugees from Afghanistan. Except for those who helped Western forces in the country's two-decade war, the message to Afghans considering fleeing to Europe is: If you must leave, go to neighbouring countries, but don't come here.
Record 55 million people internally displaced worldwide
That is the highest number of newly displaced reported in 10 years, and brings the total number people living in internal displacement around the world to a record 55 million, the report showed.
Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict
Children are being subjected to extensive trauma in Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip. For some, it's trauma they've seen repeatedly throughout their short lives. This is the fourth time in 12 years Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers have gone to war. Each time, Israel has unleashed heavy airstrikes at the densely populated Gaza Strip as it vows to stop Hamas rocket barrages launched toward Israel.
Saudi ceasefire plan unlikely to pause Yemen war: Analysts
The ceasefire offer, the second since last year, marks what analysts call a public exercise by the kingdom to portray the Iran-backed insurgents as aggressors while it seeks a way out of the military quagmire in Yemen.
Over 660,000 displaced during pandemic despite UN plea: Aid group
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said its figures showed that armed conflict around the world had continued during the pandemic, even as much of globe went into lockdown. This was despite a call on March 23 by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire for the pandemic.
The health of 7.8 billion people is stuck in a dangerous place between China and Trump
No one from the World Health Organization said in public that China might not be providing the full picture.
View: International opinion about Pak-based terror has started to shift towards India
Pakistan’s playbook against India has begun to unwind. Pulwama is the first manifestation of that change.
Calamities displace 23 lakh every year in India
India ranks the highest among the world’s most disaster-prone countries for displacement of residents, with 23 lakh, on average, uprooted due to calamities such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes.
Nearly 2.4 million people internally displaced in India: Report
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council released a new report which ranked India third among countries most affected by displacement related to disasters followed by China and the Philippines.
Islamic State commander in Falluja killed, US military says
US Army Colonel Steve Warren, a spokesman for the US-led military campaign against Islamic State, said the coalition had carried out 20 strikes in support of the campaign over the past four days.
India among top nations with disaster-related displacements: Report
India was third after the Philippines and China, in absolute numbers last year, for displacements due to disasters both weather and hazard-related.
Nearly 3.5 lakh internally displaced people in Assam: NGO
According to the NRC, a record of 38 million people were internally displaced worldwide in 2014 as 30,000 people fled their homes each day in the same year.
Over 2 million displaced in India due to natural disasters in 2013
China, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and the US had the highest numbers of people displaced by rapid onset disasters between 2008-2013.
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