World News in Brief: Displacement in Gaza and Israel, Afghan earthquake response

World News in Brief: Displacement in Gaza and Israel, Afghan earthquake response

Over 120,000 people have been internally displaced in Gaza due to concerns over their protection and the destruction of homes, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking in New York. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, is sheltering roughly 137,000 people in 83 of its schools across the Gaza Strip. Six health…

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Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support

Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support

This is the highest rate of mental health need ever recorded, across UNRWA’s medical system. UNRWA’s health programmes support some two million Palestine refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory composed of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza, as well as in Syria. Immensely challenging year Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Dr….

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Israel bombed Gaza for the fifth day, the number of martyrs, including children, reached 35

Israel bombed Gaza for the fifth day, the number of martyrs, including children, reached 35

Many buildings were destroyed by Israeli bombing in the occupied West Bank: Photo: File Occupied Jerusalem: Israel bombarded various places in Gaza for the fifth day showing state terrorism. According to foreign media, the planes of the Israeli forces targeted densely populated areas in the occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza, as a result of which…

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Israeli forces bomb Gaza

Israeli forces bomb Gaza

File photo Israeli forces bombarded Gaza late at night, the number of Palestinians martyred by Israeli violence has reached 24 in two days. According to reports, the number of Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks has reached 64. According to the news agency, most of the women and children were martyred in the Israeli attacks. setTimeout(function(){…

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Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

In a statement released by his Spokesperson, António Guterres said that he condemned the civilian loss of life, that occurred during Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday aimed at the militant Islamic Jihad group, three of whose leaders were killed. In total, 13 Palestinians were killed during Tuesday’s early morning attacks, including five women and four children….

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