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1.6 million exposed toacute food insecurity

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Gaza Strip is facing a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, noting that 1.6 million people in the Strip are exposed to extreme levels of acute food insecurity.Guterres...

Palestinians gather to receive food portions at a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. — AFP

Trump, Putin hold high-stakes Ukraine talks in Alaska

People attend a 'Rally for Peace', before US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, at St George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City. — Reuters

Oman condemns Israeli PM's remarks on 'Greater Israel'

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli fire while seeking aid, in Gaza City, on Thursday. - Reuters

Foreign NGOs say rules hamper Gaza aid

Displaced Palestinians attempt to fill water tanks in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, in Gaza Strip. — AFP

Gaza’s young musicians sing and play in the ruins of war

Palestinian musician Hamada al Kharoubi plays a string musical instrument as he poses for a portrait at Gaza College where instructors from Edward Said National Conservatory of Music train Palestinians, in Gaza City. — Reuters

Israel pounds Gaza killing 123 in last 24 hours

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution centre in Gaza City on Wednesday. — AFP

Amid global condemnation, Israel approves Gaza plan

A Palestinian girl cries as she tries to receive cooked meals along with others, in Gaza. — AFP

Iran security chief vows continued 'support' for Lebanon

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) at the presidential palace in Baabda. — Reuters

Israel bombards Gaza City

Mourners embrace one another as they attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. — Reuters

WHO demands more aid in devastated Gaza

Palestinians scramble to collect aid supplies from trucks, in Khan Yunis. — Reuters

Jordan hosts Syria, US diplomats for talks

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al Shibani (L), US special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack (R) and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meet in Amman. — Reuters

For Gaza students, big ambitions replaced by search for food

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Gazans mourn six journalists killed by Israeli strikes

Mourners march with the bodies of the journalists from Al Shifa hospital, in Gaza. — AFP

Iran's top security chief heads to Iraq, Lebanon

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al Sudani looks on as Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al Araji and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, sign documents in Baghdad. — Reuters

5 journalists killed in Israeli strike: Report

Anas al Sharif, 28, was killed on Sunday after a tent for journalists outside the main gate of the hospital was hit

Three-quarters of UN members support Palestinian statehood

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