World News in Brief: $53.2 billion needed for Palestinian recovery, UN condemns UNRWA schools raid, Lebanon-Israel tensions continue

This article is published in association with United Nations. The reconstruction of Gaza and the occupied West Bank will require an estimated $53.2 billion over the next ten years, according to the latest Damage and Needs Assessment from the UN and partners.  “Palestinians will need joint action to address the immense recovery and reconstruction challenges ahead. […]

Dramatic uptick in violence as Guterres voices grave alarm at Lebanon-Israel escalation

This article is published in association with United Nations. Tensions continued to ratchet up in the Middle East on Monday with reports of scores of retaliatory Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon which have reportedly left nearly 500 dead, and strikes in Gaza including on a refugee camp, UN humanitarians said. The development comes […]

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