Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a planned visit to Washington by a high-level delegation to protest Monday’s U.N. Security Council decision calling for an immediate cease-fire. The resolution passed 14-0 after the US decided not to use its veto power and instead abstained. Netanyahu accused the U.S. of retreating from… Continue reading Netanyahu cancels US trip in protest against UN’s call for Gaza ceasefire | External Affairs Defence Security News
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UN Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza | External Affairs Defence Security News
The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, its first demand to halt fighting. The United States abstained on the resolution, which also demanded the release of all hostages taken captive during Hamas’ Oct. 7 surprise attack in southern Israel. But the… Continue reading UN Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza | External Affairs Defence Security News
UN to vote on resolution demanding cease-fire in Gaza during Ramadan | World News
The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The vote comes after Russia and China vetoed a US-sponsored resolution Friday that would have supported an immediate and sustained cease-fire in the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The… Continue reading UN to vote on resolution demanding cease-fire in Gaza during Ramadan | World News
Mental health care yet another casualty of Gaza war
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — The war in Gaza is maiming minds as well as bodies. A burgeoning mental health crisis in the tiny coastal enclave is vastly overshadowed by the scale of death and destruction caused by more than three months of Israeli bombardment. But many experts believe psychological damage may prove one of… Continue reading Mental health care yet another casualty of Gaza war