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Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin denounced on Friday “the alleged attack by Israeli forces which left two UN peacekeepers wounded” and charged that Israel was becoming “increasingly hostile to UN troops.” In parallel, Irish Prime Minister, Simon Harris, had expressed his “deep concern” at the reports but Martin went further ...
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Leaders from nine European countries around the Mediterranean Sea met in Cyprus on Friday to discuss the wars in the Middle East, which they fear will fuel migration and threaten their own security. Heads of state or government from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia were joined by the king of Jordan, ...
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The United Nations on Friday said it was "appalled" by the inflammatory language surrounding the war between Israel and Hezbollah and asked leaders to end their "bellicose posturing". Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week urged the Lebanese people to rise up against Hezbollah, or risk a similar fate to Hamas-run Gaza. "We are ...
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UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon were targeted by the Israeli army on Friday, the second time in 48 hours, resulting in additional injuries among the multinational force. A statement by UNIFIL, indicated that “two peacekeepers were injured in two explosions close to their observation tower.” “One was taken to a hospital in Tyre, while the ...
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At the UN Security Council meeting, the international community called for de-escalation in response to the intensifying clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. Over one million people are displaced in Lebanon, and Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah are causing numerous civilian casualties, worsening the humanitarian crisis. The UN Security ...
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Israel on Friday criticized a UN probe that concluded it was deliberately seeking to destroy healthcare in the Gaza Strip and abusing Palestinian detainees, calling the findings "outrageous." The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) stated that Israel had "perpetrated a concerted policy to destroy ...
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Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri remarked that UN Security Council Resolution 1559 (adopted on September 2, 2004, calling for the disarmament and dissolution of all militias, including Hezbollah) is now "a thing of the past." Despite being a key demand from the Israelis to end their conflict with Hezbollah and backed by many Lebanese, ...
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Iran said it is "fully prepared to defend its sovereignty" if its arch-foe Israel attacks, as it has threatened to do in response to a barrage of about 200 missiles. The Islamic republic launched the missiles at Israel on October 1 in retaliation for the killing of two of its closest allies, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Hassan ...
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Amnesty International accused Israel on Thursday of "misleading" and sometimes inadequate calls for residents to evacuate parts of the country, expressing concern that the warnings intend to massively uproot southerners. Since September 23, Israel has launched an intense air campaign that has killed over 1,200 people in Lebanon and displaced over ...
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France and Italy will convene the European countries contributing to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) following shots fired by an Israeli tank at its headquarters, injuring two Indonesian peacekeepers, the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced on Thursday. This videoconference meeting, decided during a conversation between ...
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The Palestinian Red Crescent said an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school killed at least 28 people on Thursday, while the Israeli military reported it struck a Hamas command center. "Palestine Red Crescent teams responded to 28 fatalities and 54 injuries following the Israeli occupation army's targeting of Rafida School," the organization said, ...
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The United Nations named ex-ambassador to Lebanon and academic Tom Fletcher as head of its humanitarian agency on Wednesday, as the organization grapples with unprecedented crises and budget pressures. He succeeds Martin Griffiths, who has been suffering from poor health, at the helm of the sprawling organization that has long been headed by a ...