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Turkiye’s Erdogan says UN, Western values dying in Gaza
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said that the values of the United Nations system and the Western world are dying in Gaza as the conflict continues there, calling for an “alliance of humanity” to stop Israel, Reuters reports.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Erdogan reiterated his harsh criticism of Israel over its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and of the Western countries for their support to Israel.
“Along with children in Gaza, the United Nations system is also dying, the truth is dying, the values that the West claims to defend are dying, the hopes of humanity to live in a fairer world are dying one by one,” Erdogan said.
Israel says seaports stay open for business despite Lebanon conflict
Israel’s ports in the northern city of Haifa were operating at normal capacity despite an escalation in fighting with Hezbollah in nearby Lebanon and the city being targeted by rocket fire, Israeli authorities said, Reuters reports.
The government’s port authority issued a letter to clarify that no changes had been made at Israeli ports ranging from Eilat on the Red Sea in Israel’s far south to the major Mediterranean ports in Haifa and Ashdod.
“Following recent events, we find it necessary to reassure that our ports … are fully open for business and functioning at full capacity,” said the letter, which was seen by Reuters.
‘Lebanon violence has to stop immediately’: Unicef
Unicef has warned that a further escalation in the conflict will “catastrophic” for children in Lebanon, particularly those who have been forced into displacement by Israel’s attacks, Al Jazeera reports.
“This violence has to stop immediately or the consequences will be unconscionable,” said Ettie Higgins, the UN agency’s deputy representative to Lebanon.
Joe Biden highlights two-state solution in his last address at UNGA
In his last address at the UNGA as US president, Joe Biden said a two-state solution with a Palestinian state, in which Palestinians can live peacefully, is the only way to ensure permanent peace, as Israel continues to escalate violence by attacking Lebanon.
Speaking at the session in New York, Biden, who has come under fire for his administration's unconditional support to Israel, as it commits acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, said it was time for a cease-fire in Gaza.
He said that "innocent civilians" in the blockaded Palestinian enclave were "going through hell," adding that now was the time for Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and hostage deal.
Gaza is a ‘non-stop nightmare’, UN chief tells global leaders at UNGA
In an annual summit of world leaders at the General Assembly, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called the situation in Gaza “a non-stop nightmare” and condemned the rising or ever-present “level of impunity” worldwide, AFP reports.
“The level of impunity in the world is politically indefensible and morally intolerable,” he said in his speech to the General Assembly
Palestinian medics say 22 killed in Gaza as Israel fights on two fronts
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip has killed at least 22 Palestinians, medics said, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in Rafah, near the border with Egypt, Reuters reports.
Israeli tanks advanced in the northern and western areas of Rafah, battling fighters from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to residents and statement published by the two Palestinian fighter groups. Residents said the Israeli army blew up several homes in eastern and central areas of the city.
The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said fighters attacked the invading forces with anti-tank rockets, detonated already planted bombs and mortar fire.
As Israel's fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten
As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah grabs global attention, Palestinians in Gaza wonder: What will become of their plight after nearly a year of devastating war?
They are petrified that international concern has been diverted, and that a dark possibility looms: abandonment.
The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have the same worry.
Nezar Zaqout, one of some 1.9 million Palestinians forced to flee their homes since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, said he fears the fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border will overtake interest in the abysmal living conditions in Gaza and efforts to negotiate a cease-fire.
Biden not giving up on Gaza ceasefire, hostages: White House
US President Joe Biden is determined to bring about a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas while also seeking to de-escalate tensions on Israel's border with Lebanon, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.
"He absolutely hasn't given up," Sullivan said in an interview with MSNBC hours before Biden addresses the UN General Assembly for the last time as president.
Biden will huddle with world leaders gathered in New York to work on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, Sullivan said.
Israel and Hezbollah:Tit for tat in the Middle East
The Israeli army claims at least 10 projectiles have been launched from Lebanon towards the HaAmakim area in northern Israel at about 10:30am local time (07:30 GMT).
The military said that it launched several strikes in southern Lebanon targeting “launchers, terrorist infrastructure sites and buildings in which weapons were stored”.
Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Lebanon suffers huge casualties
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel's military said on Tuesday it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, a day after it launched a wave of airstrikes against the Iran-backed group's sites in Lebanon's deadliest day in decades.
Hezbollah on Tuesday morning said it had attacked several Israeli military targets, including an explosives factory 60 km (37 miles) into Israel, with the Fadi series of rockets.
Pakistan yearns for peace in Middle East: Tarar
NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that Pakistan wanted peace in the Middle East.
He made these remarks while speaking to media outside the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
As wars rage, UN's critics say global body is failing its mission
UNITED NATIONS (United States) (AFP) – As wars rage worldwide, with civilian casualties a daily occurrence, critics of the United Nations say the body is failing at its most basic job, while experts warn the organization is being scapegoated for things that are beyond its control.
Maintaining peace and international security is one of the UN's central missions, but its record has been badly tarnished as bloodshed intensifies in conflicts across the world, including in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.
China 'firmly supports' Lebanon in safeguarding its security
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Monday that Beijing firmly supported Lebanon in safeguarding its sovereignty and security and strongly condemned violations after Israel's large scale airstrike.
Wang and Habib met in New York where they exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East, according to a statement from China's Foreign Ministry.
Nearly a full-fledged war in Lebanon, EU's Borrell says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The escalation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is almost a full-fledged war, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday.
"This situation is extremely dangerous and worrying. I can say that we are almost in a full-fledged war," Josep Borrell told reporters.
'Dead end'? US shows lack of leverage as Israel pounds Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS (United States) (AFP) – For nearly a year, one of US President Joe Biden's top priorities has been to prevent the Gaza war from spiraling into an all-out regional conflict.
Weeks ahead of an election -- and just as Biden begins his farewell visit to the UN General Assembly -- Israel is pounding Lebanon, killing hundreds and highlighting the powerlessness of his warnings.
Hamas weakened, not crushed a year into war with Israel
CAIRO (AFP) – Israel's military campaign to eradicate Hamas in retaliation for the October 7 attack has weakened it by killing several of its leaders and thousands of fighters, and by reducing swaths of the territory it rules to rubble.
But the Palestinian militant group has not been crushed outright, and a year on from its unprecedented attack on Israel, an end to its hold over Gaza remains elusive.
No stability in the world without solving Gaza-like conflicts: Khawaja Asif
NEW YORK (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said that without fair solution to Gaza-like conflicts, there will be no lasting peace and stability in the world, Dunya News reported.
During his speech in the Summit of the Future Plenary Session in UN General Assembly, Khawaja Asif said that collective efforts have to be made to meet the security challenges.
Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492, as tens of thousands civilians flee country
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel launched airstrikes against more than a thousand Hezbollah targets on Monday (Sep 23), killing 492 people and sending tens of thousands fleeing for safety on Lebanon's deadliest day in decades, according to authorities.
After some of the heaviest cross-border exchanges of fire since hostilities flared in October, Israel warned people in Lebanon to evacuate areas where it said the armed movement was storing weapons.
