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UN says Gaza malnutrition gains fragile as Israel halts commercial shipments

Israel said on Wednesday that commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza because of what it described as a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas.

 Palestinian vendor sells goods at a street market in Gaza City, October 16, 2026.
NOBEL PEACE Center director Kjersti Flogstad and Norwegian Nobel Committee head Jorgen Watne Frydnes talk with this year’s Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay via video link at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, on October 10, 2026.

My Word: The Nobel non-Peace Prize - opinion

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.

Saudi Arabia could help unlock the next phase of Trump's Gaza plan - opinion

A view of shipping containers near a docked container ship at the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), which has seen increased vessel traffic amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, in Aqaba Tuesday, 1st September 2026

Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says


Governments cannot stay silent on the threat against Israel after flydubai hijacking - editorial

The flydubai incident does not become any less worthy of condemnation because the involved prevented its worst possible consequences.

PM Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayoun, Or Pardilov, and Dr. Shota Musayev and his wife, Sigalit on October 1, 2026.

Araghchi offered inspectors access to nuclear facilities in exchange for sanctions relief - report

While Araghchi did not speak explicitly about the state of Iran's economy, the diplomats told Bloomberg that the suggestion signals the extent of the country's economic struggles.

Iran's foreign minister Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the UN, in Geneva Tuesday, 17th February 2026

Eli Sharabi asks UN Human Rights Council to 'name these crimes,' recognize hostage abuse as torture

“I have chosen the road of justice, beyond politics and grounded in our shared humanity,” he said. “This council must recognize the torture, demand criminal investigations, and confront the terror."

Eli Sharabi, a former hostage, holds a photograph of himself during his release by Hamas as he the United Nations Security Council in New York City, US, March 20, 2025

WIZO brings Hamas sexual crimes to UN forum in Abu Dhabi

“Recognition alone is not enough,” WIZO President Anat Vidor said as Israeli and Ukrainian legal experts examined how to preserve evidence and pursue accountability.

WIZO convenes meeting in Abu Dhabi, 2026

Reporter's notebook: Hezbollah's flags no longer intimidate Metula's residents

Israel's northernmost community was in the direct line of fire of Hezbollah terrorists. Now, residents and tourists are returning as the IDF has pushed back Hezbollah forces.

Mural in the northern Israel city of Metula, 2026

UNICEF warns of severe child deprivation in Lebanon as displacement, economic tolls mount

“Without urgent and sustained action, an entire generation of children and young people risks carrying the scars of this crisis into adulthood,” UNICEF Lebanon Representative Marcoluigi Corsi said. 

Displaced Lebanese children play in the playground of a public school that has been converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut on March 25, 2026.

Iran’s protests expose the widening chasm between the regime and its people - opinion

Iran’s protests reveal a deepening divide between the Iranian people and a regime facing growing demands for political change.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026

What the data really shows about ‘settler violence’ in the West Bank - opinion

The true objective of the “settler violence” campaign may be much simpler than debate over numbers: serving as a tool in the arsenal of smearing Israel’s very presence.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Netanyahu, the self-fulfilling prophet of Israel’s isolation - opinion

Whereas David Ben-Gurion spoke of integrating Israel into the community of nations in Israel’s declaration of independence, Netanyahu spoke of Israel as a self-sufficient Sparta.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a Starlink device as he addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 24, 2026

Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta after border crisis, draft decree shows

The decree, designed to speed up applications and deportations for over 10,000 migrants who remain in the tiny territory, would mark a major strategic shift for Spain's pro-immigration government.

Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026.