$10 billion needed to rebuild Gaza health system: WHO
At least $10 billion will likely be needed to rebuild Gaza鈥檚 devastated health system over the next five to seven years, according an initial World Health Organisation assessment Thursday.
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Israeli security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal
Israel鈥檚 security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister鈥檚 office said.
Israeli cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire Friday
As ministers weighed whether to approve the fragile agreement, new Israeli strikes on about 50 targets in Gaza killed dozens of people on Thursday...
Fresh air strikes in Gaza crush joy of ceasefire deal
After news of a ceasefire agreement sparked mass rejoicing in Gaza, residents woke up Thursday to columns of smoke, rubble and more deaths following new Israeli air strikes...
19.5m Yemenis in need of aid as crisis worsens: UN
More than 19.5 million people in Yemen will need assistance in 2025, a senior UN official said Wednesday, expressing concern over a worsening humanitarian crisis and for children suffering from malnutrition...
Seven reportedly killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Thursday that at least seven people had been killed in fresh Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory, hours before Israel鈥檚 cabinet was set to vote on a ceasefire deal...
Mediators make final push for Gaza truce deal
Mediators were making a final push Wednesday to seal a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, after a Qatari official involved in the talks expressed hope an agreement could be reached 鈥榲ery soon鈥�...
Israel, Hamas agree deal for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
Hamas has approved a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, Palestinian sources close to negotiations said Wednesday, after mediator Qatar expressed hope an agreement to end the war could be reached very soon...
Iranian president warns Trump against risking 鈥榳ar鈥�
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was not seeking 鈥榥uclear weaponry鈥� and warned US president-elect Donald Trump against risking 鈥榳ar鈥� with the Islamic republic, according to a US televised interview broadcast on Tuesday...
Qatar says Gaza truce talks in 鈥榝inal stages鈥�
Key mediator Qatar said negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their 鈥榝inal stages鈥� on Tuesday, adding that it was hopeful an agreement could be reached 鈥榲ery soon鈥�.
Iran, European powers hold 鈥榗onstructive鈥� nuclear talks
Iran and European powers said they held 鈥榝rank and constructive鈥� talks on Monday about Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme, just a week before US president-elect Donald Trump takes office.
鈥極n the brink鈥� of Gaza truce: Biden
鈥業n the war between Israel and Hamas, we鈥檙e on the brink of a proposal that I laid out in detail months ago finally coming to fruition,鈥� Biden said in a farewell speech at the State Department...
Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country鈥檚 future.
32 killed in Gaza in 48hrs
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that 32 people were killed in the Palestinian territory over the past 48 hours, taking the overall death toll to 46,537.
Syria foils IS plot to bomb Shiite shrine
Syrian authorities foiled an attempt by Islamic State group jihadists to blow up a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb, a source within Syria鈥檚 intelligence agency told state news agency SANA Saturday.