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UNRWA head seeks investigation into killing of staff in Gaza war
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (377+ words) GENEVA, March 31 (Reuters) " Discussions are under way for a U.N. investigation into the killing of more than 390 employees in the two-year Gaza war, the head of the U.N. "Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest "conflict in the global…...
Bank of Israel holds rates but governor says rate cuts still possible
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (440+ words) JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) " The Bank of Israel's governor held out the prospect of a further short-term interest rate cut after leaving the policy rate unchanged on Monday for a second straight month due to inflation "pressures from the Iran war…...
Hamas disarmament plan sees Gaza’s tunnels destroyed, arms given up in stages, text shows
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (642+ words) CAIRO, March 27 (Reuters) " Hamas would be required to allow the destruction of its vast Gaza tunnel network as it lays down its arms in stages under a disarmament plan that was presented to the militants by U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board…...
Israeli evacuation orders affect 14% of Lebanon, NGO says
2+ week, 3+ day ago (361+ words) GENEVA, March 13 (Reuters) " Over an eighth of Lebanon's territory is under Israeli orders for people to leave their homes, an aid group said on Friday, while the United Nations peacekeeping "mission said Israeli ground troops were making incursions and erecting…...
Lebanon’s offer for direct talks with Israel falls on deaf ears, sources say
2+ week, 4+ day ago (827+ words) BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) " Israel has rebuffed a historic offer of direct talks from Lebanon, deeming it too little too late from a government that shares its goal of disarming Hezbollah but cannot act against the heavily armed Lebanese group without…...
Medical stocks ‘critically low’ in Gaza, WHO says
3+ week, 4+ day ago (320+ words) GENEVA, March 6 (Reuters) " The World Health Organization said on Friday that medical supplies in Gaza were running critically low despite Israel's reopening of a key crossing "this week. Supplies of some items such as gauze and "needles have already run…...
Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ Netanyahu says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) " Israel has joined U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday during his visit to Washington where he met Trump and Secretary "of State Marco Rubio. Visuals released earlier on Wednesday…...