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Cyprus has led EU effort to halt people trafficking from Lebanon
Washington appears determined to reassert influence in the Middle East after recent disengagement
The UN children’s agency says a full-scale war with Israel would affect 1.3m children in Lebanon
Aid organisation says it will restart by delivering food ‘to address widespread hunger’ a month after Israeli drones killed seven of its staff
Khalil al-Hayya asserts Israel’s promised offensive in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3m has sought refuge, would not destroy Hamas
UN and relief agencies concerned US takeover of maritime corridor will force humanitarians to work alongside Israeli military, with consequences for safety
Review says Israel has not provided evidence that relief agency’s staff took part in October 7th attack on Israel
Exercise of restraint may be an inflection point for region if the US and Europe commit to ending the war in Gaza
Arabs do not want to be caught up in tit-for-tat strikes that could morph into war, and have called for restraint
As of now, Israel and Iran have saved face. That would change if Israel responds to the weekend attack
Iran is unlikely to bomb Israeli embassies in Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
‘We need to flood Gaza with aid,’ says Unrwa commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini
Political landscape in region has been dramatically transformed by the six-month Israel-Hamas war
Seven members of the World Central Kitchen agency were killed by an Israeli airstrike
Consulate attack could trigger direct confrontation between Iran and Israel