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The United Nations on Monday said that it was ready to check its imports on construction material sent to Gaza to ease Israeli concerns that the supplies would be used to rebuild Hamas’ tunnels. Robert Serry, the U.N. Mideast envoy, told the UN Security Council that the reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave remained the biggest priority once a permanent peace …

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that the UN is willing to help Gaza rebuild, but warned that it would be the last time they would offer their help. He opened a special meeting of the UN General Assembly by appealing for a more permanent ceasefire as the 72-hour truce deal between Hamas and Israel held …

Jordan presented a new resolution to the UN Security Council regarding the current crisis in Gaza and hoped that action would be taken in the coming days. The draft resolution has been backed by several Arab nations and calls for a more permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and an international effort to rebuild the Gaza Strip after the fighting …

On Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay slammed what she referred to as Israel’s “deliberate defiance” of international law during its current aggression in Gaza. Pillay also lambasted Israel’s attacks on hospitals, schools, homes and UN facilities sheltering over 250,000 civilians in Gaza. “There appears to be deliberate defiance of obligations that international law imposes …

On Monday, several thousands of Palestinians gathered at that Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem to pray and stand in support of Gaza as the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Fitr began. Police reports suggest that over 45,000 people were at the mosque, with many dressed in black T-shirts with “Gaza, supporting you is our Eid” and “We are all Gaza” written …

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 …

Stephen Hawking had in May 2013 boycotted conference hosted by Israeli President Shimon Peres, protesting the treatment of Palestinians by Israel. He had made it clear that he would have criticized Israeli policies towards Palestinians if he had gone. The full letter read, “I accepted the invitation to the Presidential Conference with the intention that this would not only allow …

On Monday, the Arab League, ahead of a meeting of foreign minister of various countries, called on global leaders to end Israel’s air campaign on Gaza and protect Palestinians. It called on the international community for an end to the campaign in a report which will be submitted at the ministerial meeting, as the Israeli air campaign entered its seventh …

Afghani Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday claimed victory in Afghanistan’s disputed election, and said that election fraud is the reason why he was not leading the preliminary results on Monday, which poll rival Ashraf Ghani led. At a rally in Kabul comprising of thousands of supporters, Abdullah said that he would continue to fight for the Presidency, and called …

The United Nations on Tuesday said that over a thousand people have been killed so far this month in the militant sweep through western and northern Iraq, and that more than 75% of them civilians. At least 1,075 people have been killed, with 658 others injured by the violence in Iraq from June 5th to June 22nd, Rupert Colville, spokesman …