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Famine reaches critical levels in Gaza

In the Gaza Strip, more than 1.8 million people, or 86% of the population, are facing critical famine.

Europe News

EU leaders converge on Israel but calls for trade sanctions still fail

Diplomatic sources tell Euronews that the latest escalation in Lebanon has changed the mood music among leaders.

Gaza

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel confirms

Sinwar, who is believed to have been the main mastermind of the 7 October attack on Israel, became the leader of Hamas in Gaza after replacing Ismail Haniyeh following his assassination in Tehran in August.

Lebanon

Israel resumes strikes on south Beirut despite warning from US

The strikes are the first in southern Lebanon in six days, as Israel continues its ground incursion in the country's south with the US expressing concern over the "scope" of the strikes.

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Europe News

Saudi crown prince to attend EU-Gulf Cooperation Summit in Brussels

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and other Gulf leaders will be in Brussels for the first EU–Gulf Cooperation Summit, focusing on trade, security, and Middle East peace.

World News

US threatens to cut military aid to Israel over Gaza crisis

The letter warns that Israel has 30 days to boost aid to Gaza, saying failure may "have implications for US policy."

Israel

Netanyahu will only strike military targets in Iran, reports say

The Israeli leader's comments are a signal to Washington that Israel is planning a more limited counterattack that would avoid hitting nuclear sites or oil facilities.

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Airstrike near Gaza's Al-Aqsa Hospital kills 3, injures 50

The airstrike follows another on Sunday which hit a school in Nuseirat, killing 20 people, including children.

Health news

Second round of emergency Gaza polio vaccination campaign starts

A second round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is beginning to provide second doses to children.

Radio Schuman

Red Cross EU director: Brussels must keep the humanitarian flag flying

Will humanitarian assistance be relegated to a less important matter in the next Commission? We talk to Mette Petersen, director of the Red Cross's EU office.

Europe News

Protesters in Rome and Lisbon call for Middle East ceasefire

Israel has been at war with the Gaza-based militant group Hamas since last October after it launched an attack on southern Israel that killed 1,200 people. More recently a new front has opened up in Lebanon where the IDF launched a ground operation on 30 September.

Europe News

EU says Israeli ban of UNRWA would be 'disastrous' for refugees

Since 1949, UNRWA has been the main organisation responsible for delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians in occupied territories and providing services for Palestinian refugees in other countries.

Lebanon

Israel renews orders for Palestinians to leave northern Gaza

The order comes as the UN warns that no food aid has entered northern Gaza since 1 October.

Israel

Israelis pray for hostages held by Hamas on Yom Kippur

Many protesters accuse the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not doing enough to secure the hostages' release and accuse him of putting his political survival above the lives of the captives.

EuroVerify

Fact check: Was Bardella right to claim EU indirectly funded Hamas?

The EU executive recently carried out an urgent review to ensure its funding to the Palestinian territories was not inadvertently falling into the hands of militant groups.

Europe News

Germany to supply more weapons to Israel, says chancellor

Germany will continue sending weapons to Israel, the German chancellor said during a parliamentary debate.

Gaza

Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced Gazans kills 27

Israel has kept up strikes on the devastated Gaza Strip, claiming they are necessary to prevent Hamas from regrouping.

Lebanon

Euroviews. Can Lebanon finally free itself from Hezbollah's grip?

The renewed war on Lebanon's well-trodden battlefront could escalate far beyond what we are witnessing now. Yet, even one decisive blow after another will not bridge the deep ideological chasm and decades of enmity that fuel this conflict, Brent Sadler writes.

Israel

Israeli defence minister warns attack on Iran would be 'lethal'

Israel has vowed to retaliate to a missile strike from Iran on its territory last week, despite the US urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise caution in a call between the two leaders on Wednesday.

Europe News

German politicians call for Thunberg to be banned from Gaza protests

The 21-year-old climate activist was invited to a pro-Palestinian protest camp in Dortmund after attending a similar protest in Berlin on Monday.

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