News headlines for “Middle East”, page 24
Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release
- UN News
As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could hasten the end of the two-year war, UN aid teams on Thursday insisted that they were ready to deliver humanitarian relief supplies to the people of the shattered enclave. We'll be covering these developments and more across the UN system today, thanks for joining us. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.
Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in
- UN News
As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached between the Hamas political leadership and Israel, UN aid agencies on Thursday underscored their readiness to inundate the famine-hit enclave with relief supplies, while urging the immediate release of all hostages.
UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and Hamas have “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, following days of intensive indirect negotiations in Egypt.
WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
- UN News
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says rebuilding the devastated health system is critical to securing lasting peace and stability.
Syria’s search for truth is a ‘collective effort’, top UN investigator says
- UN News
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years under the Assad dictatorship, including during 14 years of civil war which began in 2011.
Guterres condemns detention of nine more UN staff in Yemen
- UN News
Houthi rebels have detained nine more UN personnel in Yemen, bringing the total number to 53 since 2021.
Two years of Gaza-Israel war bring ‘indescribable’ pain, warn aid agencies
- UN News
As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel, the UN is appealing for the release of all hostages, an immediate ceasefire and an aid surge to alleviate Palestinians’ suffering – all as talks on a US-driven peace plan continue in Egypt.
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Today, Tomorrow and the Day After
- Inter Press Service
Back in January last year, my Toda Policy Brief 182 was published with the title “Israel and Gaza: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”. On 29 September this year, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference to announce a peace plan for Gaza. The plan’s title could well have been “Gaza: Today, Tomorrow and the Day After”.
Release the hostages in Gaza ‘unconditionally and immediately’: Guterres
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked two years since the Hamas-led terror attacks on southern Israel by reiterating his long-standing call for the unconditional and immediate release of the hostages still being held there.
Gaza: Major UN aid operation ‘ready to go’ if agreement is reached on US peace plan
- UN News
UN aid teams in Gaza are “ready to go” with thousands of tonnes of supplies on standby to alleviate famine, widespread hunger and malnutrition, in the event of agreement being reached over the US peace plan in the coming days.
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