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Satellite imagery, maps, video footage and graphics show how Gaza has been left in ruins by Israel’s war against Hamas

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The United Nations launches an Action Plan to combat rising antisemitism globally, urging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination.

Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip

The United Nations has announced new actions to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination

Israel's cabinet voted to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ending days of uncertainty about whether the truce would go into effect this weekend.

The deal will take effect from Sunday and involves the exchange of captives held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.

South Sudanese authorities imposed a countrywide dusk-to-dawn curfew after a night of violence during which shops were looted in the capital

The UN says the forced displacement is one of ‘the most alarming’ humanitarian crises in the world.

UN ready to deliver aid to Gaza post-ceasefire deal, urging all crossings to open for aid flow.