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Israel says 117 Gazans were evacuated for medical treatment in Europe

Israel says 117 Gazans were evacuated for medical treatment in Europe

Palestinians requiring medical attention and accompanying relatives left Gaza for medical care in Romania, Italy, Norway and Belgium, says Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

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UN says Israeli denials of access to Gaza aid workers hinder missions
08.12.2025

UN says Israeli denials of access to Gaza aid workers hinder missions

'Such constraints are especially challenging to the UN and its partners' efforts to bring in sufficient shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene items,' says spokesperson

UN chief appoints Italy's Claudio Cordone as deputy special envoy for Syria
08.12.2025

UN chief appoints Italy's Claudio Cordone as deputy special envoy for Syria

Veteran official replaces Najat Rochdi of Morrocco

Israel faces sharp rise in hunger due to economic fallout of Gaza war: Report
08.12.2025

Israel faces sharp rise in hunger due to economic fallout of Gaza war: Report

NGO warns hunger crisis expanding into lower middle-class families amid soaring living costs and wartime pressures

'Breaking our chains': Syrian survivor recounts years of torture, freedom from Sednaya prison after regime’s fall
08.12.2025

'Breaking our chains': Syrian survivor recounts years of torture, freedom from Sednaya prison after regime’s fall

Former detainee says prisoners were ‘stacked on top of each other,’ some suffocated in their sleep, diseases were rampant

UN chief 'strongly' condemns Israel for forced entry into UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem
08.12.2025

UN chief 'strongly' condemns Israel for forced entry into UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem

'This compound remains United Nations premises and is inviolable and immune from any other form of interference,' says Antonio Guterres