
The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli policies in the West Bank and Gaza are at the root of Palestinian hardship. “Occupation policies and practices remain the key cause of humanitarian needs in the occupied Palestinian territories,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in ...

At least 58 migrants, including many children, perished in the Mediterranean last week trying to reach Italy, while 100 more are still missing, according to new figures published on Tuesday. About 10,000 people were rescued off the coast of Libya over four days last week in major rescue operations, but ...