News headlines for “Middle East”, page 2
Increased Rates of Deaths, Displacement and Diesel Amid New Ceasefire Escalations in Lebanon
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 2 (IPS) - Last week on May 28, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) issued an evacuation order to Lebanese civilians ordering them to move north of the Zahrani River, approximately 25 miles from the Israeli border, and roughly 20 percent of the Lebanese territory. These new escalations bring the displaced population to more than 1.3 million people, including more than 300,000 of those people being children. 1.3 million people represents approximately 1/4th of the nation’s population of 5.3 million.
‘Women and girls cannot wait’: Lebanon’s crisis is putting lives at risk
- UN News
Women and girls in Lebanon are paying an increasingly devastating price as violence and displacement continue despite a ceasefire, the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) warned on Tuesday.
UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon
- UN News
Monday’s hastily convened meeting of the UN Security Council at the request of France in response to escalating violence in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants has underlined deepening international concern as the conflict intensifies, despite ongoing US mediation efforts.
Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO
- UN News
The UN health agency in Lebanon is verifying reports of strikes on a hospital in the southern city of Tyre on Monday, amid a concerning rise in attacks on healthcare in the country.
Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Lebanon as Israeli attacks casts pall over Iran-US negotiations
- UN News
The Security Council meets late on Monday at France’s request, as concern grows over escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah amid warnings of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, and confusion over the status of US-Iran peace talks linked to the faltering ceasefires. Follow live here from New York.
Lebanon: Families flee Beirut as Israel threatens renewed strikes on Hezbollah
- UN News
As hostilities escalate in Lebanon despite a recent ceasefire extension, the United Nations continues to support civilians displaced by the conflict.
Borrowed boots, borrowed joy: Football thrives in Gaza camps
- UN News
Matches organised by a former professional player are providing a brief respite from the harsh reality of life for the thousands living in overcrowded tents, schools or damaged buildings in the shattered Occupied Palestinian Territory of Gaza.
US-Israeli Ceasefire: You Cease, We Fire
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, USA, May 29 (IPS) - If you have been paying attention to the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon, and many other places, perhaps you have noticed that battles today are far different from those of the last century. Now it’s not only tanks and planes but also scores of long-range missiles and massive flights of drones linked to cybernetic warfare.
Gaza: 26 killed over Eid holiday, UN rights investigators report
- UN News
At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday – the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Friday.
Middle East update: Airstrikes and evacuation orders in Lebanon, aid restrictions in Gaza
- UN News
Intensified Israeli airstrikes overnight in Lebanon forced people to again flee their homes, while humanitarians in the Gaza Strip report continued restrictions in bringing aid into the enclave, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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