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Hamas has denied refusing an offer of fuel from Israel for Gaza’s biggest hospital, which the World Health Organisation says is “not functioning” due to bombing and gunfire. The al Shifa hospital’s last generator ran out of fuel at the weekend, leading to the deaths of three premature babies and nine other patients, according to

Millions of people in India have celebrated Diwali, with residents in Uttar Pradesh setting a Guinness World Record for the mass lighting of oil lamps – despite concerns over air pollution. In honour of the Hindu festival, homes and streets across the country were covered in dazzling multi-coloured lights. At the Saryu river in Ayodhya,

A newborn baby has died and dozens more are at risk at Gaza’s largest hospital after it ran out of power, Palestinian officials have said. Israeli troops have been closing in on al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which Israel says is a command centre for the Hamas militant group. Fighting near the hospital and

Israel is facing mounting international pressure – including from its main ally – to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The number of people killed in the Gaza Strip in the past five weeks now stands above 11,000, according to health officials in the territory. Israeli forces have been waging war on Hamas

Thousands of Palestinians are streaming onto Gaza’s only highway as they try to flee the combat zone in the north, after Israel announced a window for safe passage. It comes as Israeli forces struck near several hospitals in Gaza City as the military pushes further into dense urban neighbourhoods. Parents carried children in their arms

You would need a large piece of paper to list every national crisis faced by the people of Lebanon over the past 50 years. This multi-religious nation has long struggled to make itself work, with political disagreements ending in violent confrontation – and a 15-year civil war. The current situation offers few reasons to feel

The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz has been freed by his captors in Colombia – almost two weeks after being kidnapped. Luis Manuel Diaz was released by guerrillas from the National Liberation Army (ELN) according to the Colombian FA. Reports say he was handed over to the UN humanitarian commission, the church and medical

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza neighbourhoods where Israeli ground forces have been battling Hamas militants. Fighting between Israel and Hamas has intensified in the north and in the capital of Gaza City – forcing thousands to flee to the south. Israeli strikes have pounded Gaza City overnight – and Israeli troops were

Hamas’s leaders are “dead men walking”, an Israeli military spokesman has warned, as the country claims its troops have advanced to the “heart” of Gaza City. Israel has continued to bombard the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave since the militant group’s attack on 7 October, which Israel says killed 1,400 people and left 240 civilians hostage in

Three out of four army headquarters in each of Darfur’s state capitals have fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan – pushing thousands of people further into peril. Among the thousands crossing the border into Chad so far this month to flee the violence are many mothers and children with no possessions, according

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an “indefinite period” after its war with Hamas. The Israeli prime minister’s comments are the clearest indication of his country’s plans to maintain control over the Gaza Strip, which is home to 2.3 million Palestinians. Mr Netanyahu told ABC News that Israel should

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh broke down in tears during a cabinet meeting as he recounted the story of a mother whose children were buried under the rubble in Gaza. Mr Shtayyeh struggled to speak during the Palestinian Authority’s meeting yesterday as he described how children write their names on their own bodies so their

Thomas Hand has spent weeks mourning the death of his eight-year-old daughter, Emily. He was told by Israeli authorities that she was murdered in Kibbutz Be’eri, a close-knit community where Hamas carried out a massacre. But today he is sitting on the balcony of a hotel overlooking the Dead Sea, reacting to the news his

Gaza lost communications in its third total outage of the conflict so far, as Israel’s military said it had divided the Palestinian territory into two. Israeli media reported the country’s troops are expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours, having encircled the area. Strong explosions were seen in northern Gaza overnight, with the conflict

Day after day, the victims of the Hamas terror attacks arrive at the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv. For the scientists trying to identify them, it’s heavy work and it’s getting a lot harder. Warning: This report contains images of human remains and graphic descriptions of injuries – which some people might