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WATCH: Reporters demand answers over hospital strike after ex-hostage shares harrowing testimony

Gritzwesky described her experience being held in Gaza's underground tunnels, with little light and food. 

Hamas captivity survivor and partner of hostage Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky at the United Nations Security Council, August 27, 2025.
 The flag alley at the United Nations European headquarters is seen during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023.

UN inquiry on Israeli violence hampered by funding shortfall, document shows

 Members of Syrian security forces sit together at a back of a truck after Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, in Sweida, Syria July 15, 2025.

US seeks Israeli-Syrian security deal announcement during September UNGA, source tells 'Post'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Gaza aid trucks and IDF operations.

Netanyahu's office: Israel 'deeply regrets' strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza


IDF must reconsider its approach to Lebanese army, as Hezbollah infiltration revealed - analysis

Over the years, Hezbollah had "placed a significant number of Shi'ite officers" into prominent leadership positions, effectively taking over control of Lebanon's military intelligence.

Members of the Lebanese army walk near Beirut international airport, Lebanon, February 15, 2025

WHO reports release of staff member detained by Israeli forces in Gaza

In July, the United Nations agency said the Israeli military had attacked its staff residence and main warehouse in the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah.

IDF operates in Jabalya, August 24, 2025.

Are Palestinians really facing a famine in Gaza? - explainer

As the UN is declaring famine in Gaza City, Gazans tell The Media Line that Hamas is responsible for the lack of food.

Palestinians run towards airdropped aid packages, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025

Israel needs an agenda for September's Palestine recognition, not a reaction - editorial

When friends move ahead with recognition, it reflects not only their domestic pressures but also their sense that Israel is not offering a plan others can rally around.

Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

Most Americans believe countries should recognize Palestinian state - poll

In a similar Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in February 2024, 53% of respondents agreed that Israel's response had been excessive, and 42% disagreed.

 A boy waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2023. People gathered in solidarity after a temporary cease-fire ended between Israel and Hamas earlier this week.

Syria appoints new UN ambassador amid struggle for stabilization - analysis

Following years of turmoil, the Syrian government is making strides towards strengthening essential regional and global diplomatic relations.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

UN underreported aid delivered to Gaza by 6,000 trucks since May alone

The dashboard fails to include aid delivered by other actors in the humanitarian system, including various states, additional int'l organizations, the private sector, airdrops, and GHF.

 A worker enters a truck carrying aid parked at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, before going into Gaza, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, May 22, 2025.

‘I’m still trapped in August 2021’: Afghan women in exile share haunting memories

Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad.

Women with tape on their mouths protest in silence against the loss of fundamental rights for women and girls in Afghanistan. August 15 marks four years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, August 15, 2025.

Hundreds of aid trucks await collection as Gaza sees sharp increase in deliveries

“The UN proves yet another week it can step up collection efforts. But the UN isn’t the only actor. Other organizations and countries send in the majority of aid," COGAT said.

Humanitarian aid waits to be delivered to Gaza, at a logistics site run by the Egyptian Red Crescent outside Arish, Egypt, August 11, 2025.

Killing of aid workers surges to record high during Gaza war, UN claims

"It is catastrophic, and the trend is going in right the opposite direction of what it should," said Jens Laerke, UN humanitarian office spokesperson. 

A worker prepares to release food aid from a cargo plane within Nasir town airspace, ravaged by fighting between local militiamen and the army, in an operation run by Fogbow, a U.S. company organising the airdrops with funding from the South Sudanese government, in Nasir County of Upper Nile State,

Cyprus dispatches 1,200 metric tons of aid for Gaza, says distribution under UN watch

Cyprus and Malta contributed the bulk of aid, and there were contributions from organizations from the United States, Italy, the Sovereign Order of Malta, and Kuwait.

Lorries with aid loads for delivery into Gaza arrive at Larnaca Port, Cyprus, June 26, 2024.