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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

Syria to build new oil refinery, says minister

Syria will build a new oil refinery with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day

Israel launches new military operation in West Bank

An Israeli soldier takes part in an operation in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Wednesday. - Reuters

Iran bans access to most forests after fire

The Iranian flag flutters over the capital blanketed in winter's heavy smog, in Tehran. — AFP

UN seeks 'impartial' probe into Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Rescuers search for survivors at the site of an Israeli air attack, in Beirut. — AFP

Hamas delegation in Cairo for talks amid escalation

Displaced Palestinians wait for food at a shelter where families have been living, in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday. — AFP

Israeli strikes target Lebanese capital

Lebanese army soldiers secure the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a residential building in Beirut southern Haret Hreik neighborhood on November 23, 2025. Israel's military said on November 23, 2025, that it had carried out a strike on a senior member of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon's capital.

Israeli air strikeskill 20 in Gaza

Palestinian children receive medical attention at Al Awda Hospital, following an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City on Saturday. — Reuters

Palestinian ministry says 2 killed in West Bank clashes

A Palestinian inspects scrap cars burnt in an attack by Israeli settlers, in Huwara, West Bank. — AFP

Fresh Israeli air strikes kill four people in Gaza

Mourners react as they attend the funeral of Palestinians, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. — Reuters

Israel warns people in Lebanese villages to evacuate

A first aid responder searches for human remains in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp, in southern Lebanon. — AFP

UN chief welcomes Security Council's adoption of Gaza plan

A view of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. — Reuters

UNSC adopts Gaza Peace Plan

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a UN Security Council meeting to vote on a US resolution on the Gaza peace plan at the UN Headquarters in New York City

Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

Lebanese soldiers inspect the site of an Israeli air strike in the village of Tair Felsay near Litani river. — AFP

UN Security Council still divided over Gaza move

UN Security Council still divided over Gaza move

EU considers training 3,000 Palestinian officers from Gaza

Palestinian kids take shelter in their tents, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. — Reuters
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