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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

Gazans eye Rafah border crossing to reopen

A drone view shows people walking through a destroyed residential neighbourhood, following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City.

Pakistan to hold talks with Afghanistan in Qatar

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Gazans hold first post-truce Friday prayers

Palestinians attend Friday prayers amidst the rubble of the destroyed Albaani Mosque in Khan Yunis. — AFP

Hamas can't commit to disarm

A Hamas fighter stands guard, as heavy machinery operates at the site where searches are underway for the bodies of hostages killed after being seized by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack, in Khan Yunis on Friday. — Reuters

UN says Gaza famine easing will take time

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher points at a truck loaded with humanitarian aid as it is on its way to Gaza, at Rafah Crossing at the Egypt-Gaza border, in Egypt. — Reuters

Delay to opening of major Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza

A driver prepares tea next to trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from Egypt's National Alliance For Civil Development Work (NACDW) near the Rafah border crossing on Thursday. — AFP

Ansar Allah says military chief killed in Israeli attack

Ansar Allah supporters at a rally in Sanaa. — Reuters file photo

Syria, Russia seek reset in relations in leaders meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian president Ahmed al Sharaa hold a meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. — AFP

Devastated Gaza awaits aid trucks

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City. — Reuters

Aid trucks roll into Gaza

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Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing to open today

Trucks carrying aid bound for Gaza cross the border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip

Israel will allow Gaza's Rafah crossing to open, ramp up aid, broadcaster Kan reports

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Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens

People watch as a truck carrying the bodies of Palestinians who had been held in Israel during the war arrives at Nasser hospital on Tuesday. - Reuters

UN, Red Cross demand opening of all Gaza crossings

Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the Al Zahra area, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp. — AFP

Trump says 'will decide' on solution to Mideast conflict

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