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UN Security Council calls for cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month, its first demand to halt fighting

Mar. 25, 2024 10:42 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Security Council calls for cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month, its first demand to halt fighting.

UN chief says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage

Mar. 23, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid," calling the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.” He urged an immediate cease-fire between...

The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire

Mar. 23, 2024 00:50 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the United States warned the measure could hurt negotiations to halt Israeli-Hamas hostilities. The resolution,...

Russia and China veto US-sponsored UN resolution declaring that an immediate cease-fire in Gaza is 'imperative'

Mar. 22, 2024 09:35 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China veto US-sponsored UN resolution declaring that an immediate cease-fire in Gaza is 'imperative.'

US calls for vote Friday on UN resolution declaring that immediate Gaza cease-fire is `imperative'

Mar. 21, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more...

The Latest | Blinken says he'll talk with Israelis about alternatives to Rafah ground assault

Mar. 21, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah when he meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet on Friday. Blinken and Arab leaders on Thursday discussed efforts...

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here's what that means

Mar. 19, 2024 21:32 PM EDT

Catastrophic hunger is so dire in two world hotspots that famine is imminent in northern Gaza and approaching in Haiti, with hundreds of thousands of people in both places struggling to avoid starvation. That’s according to food security experts and aid groups, who are warning...

Incoming Palestinian prime minister lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

Mar. 19, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. In a mission statement acquired by The Associated Press, Mohammad Mustafa...

The Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base

Mar. 18, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

Israeli forces launched a raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base, while the U.N. food agency warned that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza. The military said it killed a Hamas commander who was armed and hiding inside...

Biden and Netanyahu hold a call as divide grows between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, AP sources say

Mar. 18, 2024 11:52 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden and Netanyahu hold a call as divide grows between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, AP sources say.