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Middle East crisis: Live updates on 30 October from the UN and the region

·October 30, 2024·1 min read

As the crisis in the Middle East continues, we are taking you into UN Headquarters for briefings with top UN officials and dispatches from across the region. UN News app users can follow our live updates here....

‘Indescribable’ pain one year after 7 October attacks

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·October 8, 2024·3 min read

The war in Gaza was sparked following a brutal attack by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in southern Israel and has led to an ongoing offensive by Israeli forces against the militants. Ahmed Abu Aita lost 45 relatives, including his wife and son, together with his family-run dairy and...

WHO highlights mental health crisis facing Israel’s frontline workers a year after 7 October attack

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·October 7, 2024·3 min read

Responders including ambulance drivers, health workers and forensic teams who identified many of the dead, all witnessed “carnage and horror” which resulted in lasting trauma. An organization named Mashiv Ha’Ruach, which means “Bringing back the spirit”, provided mental health and psychosocial support through workshop retreats supported by WHO/Europe. These sessions...

UN officials remember brutal 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace

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·October 7, 2024·4 min read

“That day left deep scars on individuals, families, and the collective memory of the State of Israel and the world,” said Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, who is based in Jerusalem. “Today, we mourn for the over 1,200 people, including many women and children,...

Guterres urges global community to repeat ‘utter condemnation’ of 7 October Hamas terror attack

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·October 6, 2024·1 min read

The horrific attack by Gaza-based militants also saw more than 250 abducted, including many women and children. “It is time for the release of the hostages. Time to silence the guns. Time to stop the suffering that has engulfed the region,” said António Guterres, calling for peace, the restoration of...

First Person: Israel’s health system responds to October attacks

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·October 25, 2023·3 min read

Dr. Thieren spent almost two weeks travelling across the country to meet with survivors, authorities and families of more than 200 hostages held captive in Gaza. WHO offered humanitarian support to Israel’s health response immediately after the attacks. At the time, Israel’s Health Ministry replied that the system was coping,...