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The toll in the Palestinian enclave mounts as Israel hampers aid delivery in Gaza amid deteriorating hunger crisis.

Diplomatic efforts stall amid Israeli opposition to what it calls ‘unilateral recognition’ of a Palestinian state

Thousands of civilians were trapped in southern Gaza by bombardment and fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ruled Israel must prevent genocidal acts.

The World Health Organization on Friday denied Israel's claim that the WHO was in collusion with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the "military use" of hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

‘Disease X’ is ranked as a priority for awareness campaigning by the WHO alongside Covid-19, Ebola and Zika virus

Officials in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday dozens were killed overnight in "intense" Israeli bombardment, as the war which has sent shockwaves across the region passed the grim 100-day milestone.

“Pirola” JN.1 may be the beginning of a new chapter in the pandemic, some experts said. Now its descendants are spawning—and appear to be on a path to dominance.

The head of the U.N. health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month

Israel's foreign ministry on Friday said it "rejects with disgust" a case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice against what it called Israel's "genocidal" acts in Gaza. The news came as tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to stream into an already crowded town at the…