In 2021, Israel and the Hamas engaged in standoff rocket and air strikes which were spread over 11 days before a cease fire led to some calm. On 7 October this year, the Hamas surprised by launching multiple asymmetric attacks using not just a barrage of rockets but fighters penetrating Israel
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As the conflict escalates after Hamas militant's surprise incursion in the South Israel settlements and Israel declares “war” against Hamas, the worrisome world leaders hurriedly make an effort to de-escalate to protect lives in the war zone. United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed had phone calls with the
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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are returning to Africa, for the first time in decades, with the “same old failed message”. “Cut your spending, sack public service workers, and pay your debts– despite the huge human costs” says Oxfam International’s interim Executive Director Amitabh Behar, following the
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Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Mohammadi is serving multiple prison sentences in Evin prison in Tehran on charges which include spreading propaganda against the state. She was named by the
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On 14 June, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued his flagship annual report, Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2022. It states that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuse had dramatically increased by 19.1 million — the biggest