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On Friday, the World Health Organization appealed for the formation of a “humanitarian corridor” in Gaza to allow for evacuation of people wounded by the conflict in the region. “WHO is calling for the creation of a humanitarian corridor … to reach various crossings and to help in the evacuation of the large number of injured people.There’s a daily increase …

On Friday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu flew into Qatar amid mounting calls from the US for the two allies to use their influence with Hamas to end the violence. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has led Western efforts to end the conflict, has repeatedly called Turkish and Qatari leaders to try and negotiate a truce. On his …

Iranians on Friday rallied together in solidarity for Palestinians struggling in Gaza due to Israel’s lethal assault. Iran holds Jerusalem Day, also known as Quds day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan to support Palestinians every year; this Friday’s demonstrations, however come on the 18th day of the lethal Israeli campaign in Gaza. Iran does not …

Thousands of people on Twitter, both Muslims and Christians, have expressed solidarity for Christians being persecuted in Iraq using #WeAreN. Last week, members of extremist group Islamic State (IS) drove Christians out of the Iraqi city of Mosul – Christians have been living in the city for over 2,000 years. They were given the option of fleeing the city, paying …

On Thursday, 15 people were killed when Israeli forces struck a UN shelter in Gaza, medics said, bringing the Palestinian death toll over the past 17 days to 798. According to emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, at least 15 people were killed and 200 people were wounded by an Israeli strike on a school looked after by the UN agency …

Republic of Ireland’s Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said that Ireland abstained from voting for an official probe into war crimes in Gaza since it wanted faster action using already existing mechanisms. He also said that there was little time to introduce new probe. The UN Human Rights Council backed the probe inquiry with 29 out of 46 votes in favor …

On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of “spitting blood” and said that his nation would press for Israel to be put on trial at an international criminal court if it continued its offensive in Gaza.  Turkey, a member of NATO, was once one of Israel’s closest allies, but has since become one of its harshest critics – …

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos expressed her concern for the current situation in Gaza and described a ceasefire as “vital”. She said that due to the conflict, 44% of Gaza is a no-go area for Palestinians and civilians in Gaza were running out of food. According to officials, over 30 Israelis and 710 Palestinians …

The Israeli aggression in Gaza has, at the time of writing, killed at least 687 Palestinians in Gaza as Israel continued its assault for the sixteenth day. Fighting between Hamas and Israel was suspended for a brief time on Wednesday in several critical areas in Gaza to let conoys of ambulances retrieve the wounded. In the latest Israeli strikes, five …

CNN reporter Diana Magnay was re-assigned to Moscow from the Israel-Gaza conflict after she posted a tweet in which she referred to a group of Israelis who were cheering at missiles aimed at Gaza as “scum”. She had then deleted the post and has since not tweeted. On Thursday, several Israelis had appeared in the background of one of her …