https://www.scmp.com/rss/523330/feed The latest news and top stories on Thameen Al-Kheetan, the Spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press As a tenuous ceasefire took hold in Gaza this month, Israel launched more air strikes on southern Lebanon – 11 months into a ceasefire there. The bombardment of a construction equipment business killed a Syrian passer-by, wounded seven people including two women, and destroyed millions of dollars' worth of bulldozers and excavators. The October 11 strikes would be an anomaly in most countries not at war. But near-daily Israeli attacks have become the new normal in Lebanon, nearly a year after a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3329713/israels-lessfire-truce-lebanon-model-gaza-ceasefire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3329713/israels-lessfire-truce-lebanon-model-gaza-ceasefire?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:07:57 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Agence France-Presse,Associated Press Israel estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said on Wednesday, as Gaza’s civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory. In Jerusalem, meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli protesters took to the streets to call for a truce and hostage release deal after nearly two years of war. Israel’s military has been building up its forces for the planned operation to seize Gaza City, the Palestinian territory’s largest... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3324285/million-people-expected-flee-israel-prepares-gaza-city-offensive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3324285/million-people-expected-flee-israel-prepares-gaza-city-offensive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:28:53 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The head of Gaza’s largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, while Israel pressed a devastating assault. Gaza’s population of more than 2 million people is facing severe shortages of food and other essentials, with residents frequently killed as they try to collect humanitarian aid at a handful of distribution points. “Twenty-one children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in various... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319194/gaza-horror-show-sees-21-children-die-starvation-and-malnutrition-amid-israel-offensive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319194/gaza-horror-show-sees-21-children-die-starvation-and-malnutrition-amid-israel-offensive?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:00:40 +0000 Reuters Reuters The UN rights office said on Tuesday it had recorded at least 875 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the US-and-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and convoys run by other relief groups, including the United Nations. Most those killed were in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, while the remaining 201 were killed on the routes of other aid convoys. The GHF uses private US security and logistics companies to get supplies into Gaza,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3318326/gaza-fatalities-soar-un-says-875-palestinians-killed-6-weeks-near-aid-sites?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3318326/gaza-fatalities-soar-un-says-875-palestinians-killed-6-weeks-near-aid-sites?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:49:18 +0000