Middle East

Since last Tuesday, UN peacekeepers have not reported any new airstrikes or missile launches in southern Lebanon. But the calm remains precarious: Israeli drones continue to fly over the area, and military operations on the ground have not stopped. In Gaza, humanitarian operations continue […]

The International Maritime Organization is finalizing a large-scale operation to evacuate more than 11.000 crew members trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, following months of attacks, alerts, and the paralysis of maritime traffic in one of the world's most important energy routes. The plan is directly linked to the ongoing talks between Iran and the United States.

The UN* Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory presented a nearly 100-page report on Tuesday detailing violations and crimes committed against Palestinian children from October 7, 2023, to March 31, 2026. The investigation covers Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, and

Following another deadly night of clashes in Lebanon, aid agencies issued a new alert for Gaza, where 265 Palestinian children have been killed since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025. “In a period supposedly defined by containment and protection, a child has been killed,

The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains unsustainable, despite some improvements since the ceasefire reached in October, the UN's humanitarian chief warned the Security Council on Thursday. Tom Fletcher addressed the Security Council at a session convened at the request of its ten members.

“We are dying. Every day, two or three patients die in this hospital,” says Munther Abu Foul, a cancer patient bedridden in Gaza’s largest hospital. “I can’t get out of bed because of the pain. We want a solution: open the crossings.” His words reflect the reality they face.

The Security Council examined in depth the situation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday in the context of the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza war. The Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East, Ramiz Alakbarov, opened the meeting by reporting that Israeli attacks have caused more than 500 deaths in the Palestinian territories.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched its "Back to School" program to provide academic support to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children after two years of brutal war in Gaza that have erased years of educational progress. In this dramatic context, the restoration of Gaza's devastated education system is crucial.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) condemned on Sunday the arson attack on its headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem as part of “Israel’s ongoing attempt to dismantle Palestinian refugee status and erase their history.” “After being raided and demolished by Israeli authorities, the

The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel hopes that improved cooperation with authorities in both territories could finally pave the way for on-the-ground visits. The Commission's new chairman, Indian judge Srinivasan Muralidhar, commented on the US-brokered plan to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories.