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Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israeli airstrikes

Death toll from airstrikes reaches 2,200 as water, food and fuel supplies run low

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

‘Gunpowder is in the air but I will not leave my home’: Gaza resident’s act of defiance

“I am afraid we will not survive, but I hope I die in dignity,” says Mahmoud Shalabi, an aid worker in Gaza

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Angry old men set the Middle East ablaze. The young will pay the price

Incompetent and discredited leaders, in thrall to worn-out ideologies, have brought Israel and Gaza to this catastrophe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

Will Hezbollah, Israel’s Lebanese militant enemy, enter the Gaza conflict?

A set of delicate and unwritten rules of engagement has ensured no major conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006. But those rules are now being tested, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

South Sudan buckles from stream of refugees fleeing Sudanese war

South Sudan is struggling to cope with the increasing flow of refugees pouring from neighbouring Sudan, where a six-month conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Visiting the country this week to assess the situation, three French MPs met with President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2023

Israeli ground offensive in Gaza faces physical and political risks

Military has might on its side but Hamas is prepared and the humanitarian fallout could prove costly

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in Congo accused of sexual assault

The United Nations says it will repatriate nine peacekeepers from a South African contingent in eastern Congo who were accused of sexual assault and other abuse

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Ukraine’s Avdiivka ‘completely ablaze’ as Russia pounds city for fourth straight day

‘They shoot, using everything they have’

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Russia’s UN ambassador calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict

Vassily Nebenzia says UN Security Council should restart peace talks with ‘view to establishing a Palestinian state.

Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2023

Israel-Hamas war live: Land, air and sea invasion ‘imminent’ after IDF ‘kills Hamas massacre mastermind’

Israel accuses Iran of trying to open ‘second war front’ by deploying arms via Syria as thousands of Palestinians flee north Gaza

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023