Suffering

Christmas celebrated once again in Bethlehem but West Bank suffering persists

Christmas celebrations have returned to the birthplace of Jesus after a two-year hiatus, but the joy remains overshadowed by another turbulent year for Palestinians living under an Israeli-occupation in the West Bank. Morning mass was held at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Thursday, a day after crowds of Palestinians and foreign tourists flocked …

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Egypt Independent December 26, 2025

UN rights chief says chance to stop suffering in Gaza ‘once and for all’

UN rights chief says chance to stop suffering in Gaza ‘once and for all’ UN rights chief Volker Turk said

Middle East Eye October 4, 2025

Unicef warns Israeli-US Gaza aid plan will deepen child suffering

Unicef warns Israeli-US Gaza aid plan will deepen child suffering The UN agency for children has voiced strong concerns over

Middle East Eye May 11, 2025

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering while telling Netanyahu to get ceasefire deal done

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “not be silent” about suffering in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying she expressed her “serious concern” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday while telling him it is time to lock down a ceasefire deal. “Israel has a right to defend itself and how it does so matters. …

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Egypt Independent July 26, 2024

Both sides are “woefully disconnected” from children’s suffering in Gaza, UNICEF official says

A UNICEF official said Monday that warnings about children dying in Gaza are falling on deaf ears. “I find it very disconcerting that the people still somehow excuse away attacks on children and don’t just look solely for a ceasefire,” said James Elder, a spokesperson for UNICEF, the UN’s humanitarian agency for children, who is …

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Egypt Independent June 19, 2024

Wong calls out ‘unacceptable human suffering’ in Rafah

Death and destruction in the southern Gazan city of Rafah cannot continue, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, following calls for

Australian Associated Press May 29, 2024

Opinion: How the suffering in Gaza is different from other conflicts

Editor’s Note: Arwa Damon, an award-winning former senior international correspondent for CNN, is president and co-founder of the nonprofit organization International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA). The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN — Note: This article includes descriptions of disturbing impacts of violence. A …

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Egypt Independent May 6, 2024