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UN Security Council demands Gaza aid deliveries at scale

After days of negotiations, the council agrees a resolution on aid, but stops short of calling for a ceasefire.

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Palestinians are gathering around the destroyed home of the Hajj family following an Israeli bombardment at Nuseirat camp
Live

UN Security Council demands Gaza aid deliveries at scale

After days of negotiations, the council agrees a resolution on aid, but stops short of calling for a ceasefire.

Palestinians are gathering around the destroyed home of the Hajj family following an Israeli bombardment at Nuseirat camp
Live

UN Security Council demands Gaza aid deliveries at scale

After days of negotiations, the council agrees a resolution on aid, but stops short of calling for a ceasefire.

A Palestinian child queues to receive food

UN Security Council backs ramping up Gaza aid

Days of negotiations were needed to overcome the threat of a US veto over a call for an immediate ceasefire.

Israeli soldiers on patrol in the Gaza Strip. They are seen walking in single file across muddy ground towards a number of damaged buildings.

Hamas says no more hostage releases until war ends

The group which seized hostages on 7 October calls for a "full cessation of aggression"

The mother and grandfather of Muhammad Hani al-Zahar, holding his swaddled body and grieving after his death

False claims of staged deaths surge in Israel-Gaza war

People on both sides have wrongly claimed deaths were faked, as experts warn it harms hopes for peace.

Uriyah Rosenman and Sameh Zakout
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The Israeli-Palestinian rap duo on staying friends

Uriyah and Sameh's rap about peace between Palestinians and Israelis went viral in 2021, since then a lot has changed.

Hanan Elatr

Jamal Khashoggi's wife wins political asylum in US

Hanan Elatr, the widow of the journalist murdered in a Saudi consulate, came to the US in August 2020.

Jehad, his wife and their four sons at home before the war

'I walked my kids past rotting corpses'

BBC Arabic’s Jehad El-Mashhrawi documents fatigue, hunger and climbing over corpses as he fled north Gaza.

A Palestinian child queues to receive food

UN Security Council backs ramping up Gaza aid

Days of negotiations were needed to overcome the threat of a US veto over a call for an immediate ceasefire.

Israeli soldiers on patrol in the Gaza Strip. They are seen walking in single file across muddy ground towards a number of damaged buildings.

Hamas says no more hostage releases until war ends

The group which seized hostages on 7 October calls for a "full cessation of aggression"

The mother and grandfather of Muhammad Hani al-Zahar, holding his swaddled body and grieving after his death

False claims of staged deaths surge in Israel-Gaza war

People on both sides have wrongly claimed deaths were faked, as experts warn it harms hopes for peace.

Uriyah Rosenman and Sameh Zakout
Hanan Elatr
Jehad, his wife and their four sons at home before the war

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  9. The Israeli-Palestinian rap duo on staying friends

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    Video caption: Our friendship was not damaged: Israeli-Palestinian rap duo

    Uriyah and Sameh's rap about peace between Palestinians and Israelis went viral in 2021, since then a lot has changed.

  14. Red Sea users must protect it - Egypt

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    Ships in Egypt.
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    Image caption: It is a key shipping route for many nations inside and outside the Middle East

    Egypt says countries with access to the Red Sea have a responsibility to protect it and provide suitable conditions for freedom of navigation.

    On Tuesday, the US announced a 10-member coalition called Operation Prosperity to protect merchant shipping in the Red Sea from intensifying attacks by Houthi rebels based in Yemen.

    But Egypt and Saudi Arabia have not joined the US-led coalition.

    On Thursday, Greece said it would send a naval frigate there to protect shipping.

    Greek ship-owners control 20% of the world's commercial vessels in terms of capacity.

  15. Italy to evacuate 1,500 more refugees from Libya

    Marco Impagliazzo (L), president of St. Egidio's Community, Italy's Interior minister Matteo Piantedosi (2L) and Foreign minister Antonio Tajani (R) welcome refugees from Libya's detention camps at Rome's Fiumicino international airport, Italy, on November 30, 2022.
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    Image caption: Italy has evacuated 1,300 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya since 2017

    The Italian government will take in 1,500 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya over the next three years, following an agreement with the UN's refugee agency.

    The latest deal is an extension of previous resettlement initiatives, in which Italy evacuated 1,300 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya.

    Among those who have already been resettled in the previous programmes include refugees and asylum seekers who had moved to Libya from other African countries.

    UNHCR on Wednesday said it welcomed the evacuation deal as it provided "a critical lifeline for refugees and asylum seekers facing heightened protection risks".

    The agency added that it would work with partners to select individuals with the "most critical protection needs" for the evacuation.

    The agency has urged other countries to emulate Italy "in opening humanitarian corridors, easing pressure on host countries".

  19. 'It feels almost inevitable I could lose family in Gaza'

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    Video caption: 'It feels almost inevitable I could lose family in Gaza'

    A Scots Palestinian woman living in Fife has said she feels it's "pretty much inevitable" she'll get a phone call informing her a relative in Gaza has died.

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