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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more

Kamal Adwan Hospital faced intense Israeli military operations on 25 October, and is among the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza.
© WHO Kamal Adwan Hospital faced intense Israeli military operations on 25 October, and is among the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza.

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more

Peace and Security

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made an impassioned plea to protect the UN agency for Palestine refugees at the General Assembly's meeting on UNRWA's fate days after Israel informed the world body of new laws to ban it as bombings and displacement continued on Wednesday across Gaza and Lebanon, with UN officials pleading for a ceasefire and conditions worsening for civilians. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.