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Middle East crisis: at least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – as it happened

At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday.

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Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say

The world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime.

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Israeli airstrike kills Houthi prime minister in Yemen, rebels say

An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, the Houthis have said.

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UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Hundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.

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UK and EU summon top Russian diplomats after strikes hit British Council and EU offices in deadly attack on Kyiv - Europe live

UK foreign secretary David Lammy has now confirmed that the British government has summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK Foreign Office.

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Israeli military carries out raid in West Bank city of Nablus – Middle East crisis live

The Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts

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Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza hospital, say health officials

Five journalists were among at least 20 people killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, health officials said.

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Famine in Gaza City means ‘deaths will increase exponentially’, UN-backed organisation warns – Israel-Gaza war latest updates

Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City for the first time, a UN-backed body responsible for monitoring food security says.