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3 days ago | 
independent.ie | Nidal al-Mughrabi |Crispian Balmer |Michelle Nichols
latest | US-backed Gaza aid group to halt distribution after Israeli soldiers shoot dead 27 people seeking foodA woman holds the body of a Palestinian who was killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City, June 4, 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
independent.ie | Shweta Sharma |Michelle Nichols
LATEST | Israel has only authorised a 'teaspoon' of aid for Gaza, UN chief saysPalestinians make their way with belongings as they flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders of evacuation from the northern Gaza Strip, May 22, 2025.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Emma Farge |Lena Masri |Michelle Nichols
Women and children are nearly 70pc of verified Gaza war dead, UN rights office saysFamine is highly likely to be ‘imminent’ in the north of the Strip, warns global food security bodyPalestinians carry an injured woman on a stretcher after a school sheltering displaced people was hit by an Israeli strike, at Beach camp in Gaza City on Thursday.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Michelle Nichols
Explainer: Everything we know about Israel's ban on UN Palestinian aid agency UNRWAA girl holds baby clothing on a line outside the Houses of Parliament during a demonstration in tribute to infants killed in Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in London, Britain, October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Mina KimIsrael's parliament has banned the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, effective in 90 days.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
theprint.in | Michelle Nichols
Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saied Iravani accused Washington of being “complicit” through military support for its ally. “Iran has consistently championed diplomacy,” he told the council.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
theprint.in | Michelle Nichols
The push for two permanent African seats and a rotating seat for small island developing states is in addition to Washington’s long-held support for India, Japan and Germany to also get permanent seats on the council. Developing nations have long demanded permanent seats on the Security Council, the most powerful body in the United Nations. But years of talks on reform have proved fruitless and it is unclear whether U.S. support could fuel action.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Michelle Nichols
The evacuation order came as the UN prepares to begin a campaign on Saturday to vaccinate an estimated 640,000 children in Gaza, where the World Health Organisation (WHO) said a 10-month-old baby had been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years. “We’re unable to deliver today with the conditions that we’re in,” the senior UN official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Michelle Nichols
LATEST | UN halts aid operations in Gaza after Israel issues more evacuation ordersPalestinian premature babies are evacuated from Al-Aqsa Hospital after Israeli evacuation orders in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: REUTERS/Abd elhkeem Khaled. United Nations humanitarian aid operations in Gaza ground to a halt on Monday after Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, a senior UN official said.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
msn.com | Michelle Nichols |Nidal al-Mughrabi
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Michelle Nichols |Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli PM hits out over White House failure to veto the move, branding it a ‘clear retreat’Taoiseach-elect Simon Harris has backed a resolution successfully adopted by the UN calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “I welcome the resolution finally adopted by the UN Security Council and reiterate Ireland's call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a political process to deliver a two state solution.
