Starting Sunday, the Israeli military and Hamas will observe brief, staggered pauses in fighting to allow 640,000 Gazan children to be vaccinated, U.N. officials said.
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UN World Food Program Halts Gaza Aid Deliveries After Team Hit by Gunfire
The U.N. agency said that none of its employees was harmed in the shooting, which occurred Tuesday night near an Israeli military checkpoint.
Israeli Military Begins Major West Bank Raids
Hundreds of troops entered cities in the occupied territory, targeting Palestinian militants. It was a significant escalation after months of raids that have unfolded alongside the war in Gaza.
Polio Vaccines Arrive in Gaza, but Distributing Them Is the Next Challenge
UNICEF is pushing for a pause in the fighting to allow health workers to get two doses to every child, after Gaza recorded its first polio case in 25 years.
Sudan’s Military Reopens Border Crossing for Aid to Famine Zone
Accused of blocking food aid for its starving people, Sudan’s military announced it would reopen the main border crossing with Chad, which it had closed for six months to U.N. relief trucks.
Ceasefire Talks on Sudan’s Civil War Open in Switzerland
The American-backed talks in Switzerland, which started on Wednesday, aim to halt a catastrophic civil war. But only one side has turned up.
South Korea Offers Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Stricken North Korea
If accepted, the help could lead to the first official dialogue in years between the two Koreas, which have recently been sending each other trash balloons and propaganda.
As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border
A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said.
Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress: Key Takeaways
Here are six takeaways from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to U.S. lawmakers.
U.K. Says It’s Restoring Funding to the U.N. Agency That Aids Palestinians
The country’s new foreign secretary said that the agency, UNRWA, had taken steps to ensure that it meets “the highest standards of neutrality.”