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UN Official Warns Growing Hostility Could Break Down Civil Order in Gaza
geneva — A senior United Nations official has warned that civil order could break down in Gaza if escalating hostilities force more and more Palestinians to flee to Rafah, an area crammed with 1.3 million people which prior to Hamas' brutal assault in Israel on October 7 accommodated fewer than 300,000.
"It is packed. There is no space. People are angry. There is no food. There can be a civil disorder, a breakdown of civil order," said Ajith Sunghay, head of the U.N. Human...
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Ramaphosa Says South Africa 'Vindicated' in Israel Genocide Case
Johannesburg — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday praised the International Court of Justice for essentially ruling that its case against Israel had merit.
South Africa is disappointed the ICJ did not order an immediate cease-fire, but the court did order Israel to take measures to avoid more deaths in Gaza and allow humanitarian access.
A significant majority of the 17 ICJ judges in The Hague ruled South Africa has a plausible case against Israel under the international...
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Several UN Agency Staff Fired for Alleged Ties to October 7 Attack on Israel
NEW YORK — The United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Friday that it fired several of its employees after Israeli authorities provided the agency with information alleging their participation in the October 7 Hamas terror attack inside Israel.
"To protect the agency’s ability to deliver humanitarian assistance, I have taken the decision to immediately terminate the contracts of these staff members and launch an investigation in order to establish the truth...
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Tanker Ship Reports Missile Fire in Red Sea Near Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — A commercial vessel operating in the Red Sea Friday reported that two missiles exploded in the water near its position as it sailed near Yemen, but caused no damage or injuries.
Safety organization United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations – UKMTO – said it received a report from the vessel that an explosion was heard and a missile was sighted about seven kilometers from the ship’s position, 111 kilometers from the Yemeni city of Aden.
The ship reported a second explosion...
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On TikTok, 'Tim Houthi Chalamet' Sends Yemen Rebels' Message to West
Sanaa, Yemen — Gazing smolderingly into the camera as he boards a hijacked ship, a young influencer is gaining attention as he promotes a controversial cause: Yemen's Houthi rebels and their attacks in the Red Sea.
Rashed Al-Haddad, 19, has become a minor celebrity for his social media posts, some set to triumphant music and showing him brandishing the red, white and black flag of Yemen, with a large ceremonial dagger thrust into his belt.
Though not a member of the Iran-backed group,...
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UN Court Tells Israel To Prevent Genocide in Gaza, Stops Short of Ordering Cease-Fire
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For Holocaust Survivors, October 7 Massacre Revived Grim Memories
As the world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, many in Israel are comparing the genocide of the Holocaust to the Hamas massacre of October 7. Some affected by October 7 were Holocaust survivors themselves. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Kibbutz Negba in southern Israel. Camera: Ricki Rosen.
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US Renews Calls for Israel to Protect Civilians in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday renewed his calls to protect civilians following a deadly strike on a U.N. shelter in Gaza that the world body attributes to Israeli tank shelling. Blinken's call came amid reports that Israeli fire struck a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
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US Warned Iran of ISIS-K Threat Ahead of Deadly Blasts, US Official Says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan was preparing to carry out a terrorist attack before bombings in Kerman earlier this month that killed 95 people, a U.S. official said Thursday.
The official, who was not authorized to comment and insisted on anonymity to discuss the intelligence, said the U.S. was following its long-standing policy of a "duty to warn" other governments against potential lethal...
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Fire Breaks Out at Tehran Hospital, Iran State Media Reports
TEHRAN, IRAN — A fire Thursday prompted the evacuation of a hospital in Iran’s capital, state media reported.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, and no casualties were reported.
The fire erupted around 7 p.m., ripping through the facade of part of Gandhi hospital in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency said.
"There was a fire at the eastern side of the Gandhi hospital, and we are evacuating," IRNA quoted the hospital's director as saying.
Firefighters were...
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No Pullout, But US Military Eyes an End in Iraq
Pentagon — The United States and Iraq will start talks to end the U.S.-led international military coalition in Iraq and transition to a bilateral partnership, continuing a process that has been stalled by the Israel-Hamas war.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a statement Thursday saying the talks would begin “in the coming days.” Last August, Iraq and the U.S. committed to the talks, which Austin said would allow a relationship between the two countries to build on the success of...
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UK and US Sanction Senior Houthis Over Red Sea Shipping Attacks
LONDON/WASHINGTON — Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping and stoked fears of global inflation. They have also deepened concern that fallout from the Israel-Hamas war could destabilize the Middle East.
Those sanctioned were Houthi Defense Minister Mohamed Nasser al-Atifi, Commander of Houthi...
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Trump Becoming Biggest Obstacle to Border Deal to Fund Ukraine, Israel
Former President Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, is threatening to torpedo a deal that would free up $106 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and tighten immigration rules that the White House and senators from both parties have worked on for months. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports.
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Saudi Arabia Opens First Liquor Store in More Than 70 Years
JERUSALEM — A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than 70 years, a diplomat reported Wednesday, a further socially liberalizing step in the once-ultraconservative kingdom that is home to the holiest sites in Islam.
While restricted to non-Muslim diplomats, the store in Riyadh comes as Saudi Arabia's assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to make the kingdom a tourism and business destination as part of ambitious plans to slowly wean its economy...
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Concerns Over US Support of Israel Hang Over 2024 Poll
washington/nashua, new hampshire — The burning conflict in Gaza has lit a spark under untold numbers of American voters, and put extra heat on U.S. President Joe Biden's reelection bid. Protesters have interrupted his recent campaign appearances to express their anger over his support of Israel's military campaign.
On Wednesday, protesters briefly disrupted a labor union event where Biden was speaking. During a Tuesday rally focused on abortion access, 14 protesters shouted...
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Freed Israeli Hostage Says She Met Hamas Leader in Tunnel, Where She Was Kept in Dire Conditions
JERUSALEM — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by her knowledgeable fellow hostages.
Adina Moshe was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a hard-hit communal farming village, on Oct. 7. She was freed in late November as part of a deal that saw roughly 100 hostages, mostly women...
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