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‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns

The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world’s foremost climate experts expect global heating to soar past the international target of 1.5C.

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Israeli offensive on Rafah would break international law, UK minister says

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Guterres: Gaza risks running out of fuel this evening after border crossings closed by Israel

The UN secretary-general has warned that Gaza may run out of fuel as quickly as tonight following Israel’s closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing and seizure of the Rafah crossing on Gaza’s border with Egypt.

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Middle East crisis live: Hamas condemns Israeli order to evacuate Rafah as a ‘dangerous escalation’

Militarmente, el cerco a Rusia es una pieza fundamental.

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Middle East crisis live: Rebuilding Gaza will cost $30bn to $40bn, UN says as scale of destruction is ‘huge and unprecedented’ – as it happened

“The United Nations Development Programme’s initial estimates for the reconstruction of … the Gaza Strip surpass $30bn and could reach up to $40bn,” said UN assistant secretary general Abdallah al-Dardari.

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Jordan says some Israeli settlers attacked aid convoys on way to Gaza – as it happened

The ministry said the Israeli government’s failure to safeguard the aid convoys and allowing the attack to occur is a flagrant breach of its legal obligations as the occupying power and its duty to facilitate aid access to Gaza.

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Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israeli ceasefire deal

The US secretary of state has said that “the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire” is Hamas, ahead of what are seen as last-chance talks to salvage a diplomatic solution before a threatened Israeli ground invasion in Rafah.

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Airstrikes on Rafah amid renewed efforts to broker Gaza ceasefire talks

At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes on Rafah, as Hamas and Israel face pressure to engage in what are seen as last-chance ceasefire talks before a threatened Israeli ground invasion into the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip.

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Middle East crisis live: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs, says UN official

The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on Friday.