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UN Security Council backs Pakistan-led statement on diplomacy in wartime
The UN Security Council adopted a Pakistan-initiated presidential statement on the role of diplomacy during active hostilities, urging mediation and ceasefires.
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14 stories on ceasefire since 28 September 2026; the latest was published on 6 November 2026.
Key developments
- UN Security Council backs Pakistan-led statement on diplomacy in wartimeThe Security Council adopted a presidential statement, 'The Role of Diplomacy during Active Hostilities', initiated by Pakistan, on Thursday.
- Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them policeIsraeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including five police officers in western Khan Younis and three people in Gaza City, according to medics and the Hamas-run interior ministry.
- Melania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire from October 29The White House said Melania Trump secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, starting on October 29.
- Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefireIsraeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including a married couple and a 17-year-old boy, medics said.
- WFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third as funding runs shortThe World Food Programme says funding shortages will cut the number of people it helps in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
Middle East
Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them police
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them police in Khan Younis, medics say; Israel says it struck militants in the area.
Europe
Melania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire from October 29
Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt fighting in Oleshky from October 29 to let in aid and evacuate civilians, the White House said, crediting Melania Trump.
Middle East
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israeli fire killed four Palestinians in Gaza, including a married couple and a 17-year-old, as Britain rejected an inquiry into its role in the war.
Middle East
WFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third as funding runs short
The World Food Programme will help 1.1 million people in Gaza instead of 1.6 million, with winter near and most of the displaced population relying on aid.
Middle East
UN warns Gaza is 'dangerously fragile'; commercial supplies stall
A UN envoy warned Gaza faces another winter in tents, with 1,500 killed since the ceasefire, as commercial goods deliveries stalled in a dispute over payments.
Middle East
Gaza photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top Bayeux war prize
Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda won the Bayeux war correspondents' photography prize and the public vote for his Gaza work, 'What War Leaves Behind'.
Middle East
A year after the ceasefire, Gaza's promised recovery has not begun
One year after the Gaza ceasefire, Israeli attacks have killed over 1,470 Palestinians, Israel controls most of the Strip and reconstruction has yet to begin.
Middle East
More than 100,000 Gazans stranded abroad still wait to go home
Omar al-Hassayna lost 308 relatives in one Israeli strike. Three years on, he and over 100,000 Gazans who fled wait abroad for a chance to return and rebuild.
Middle East
Israeli strike kills Christian mother and daughter in Gaza
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinians, four of them women, in Gaza City, including a Christian mother and daughter, as settlers seized West Bank olive groves.
Middle East
Israeli strikes kill five more in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians in Gaza City on Wednesday. At least 1,400 have been killed since the October ceasefire, health officials say.
Middle East
Israeli fire kills three more Palestinians in Gaza as Ben-Gvir leads settlers into Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque
Three Palestinians were killed in Gaza despite the ceasefire, as Gaza officials counted 5,147 Israeli violations and Ben-Gvir led settlers into Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque.
Middle East
Israel blows up much of a south Lebanon town and demolishes homes in another, despite ceasefire deal
Israeli forces set off a huge blast in Mansouri near Tyre and demolished homes in Majdal Zoun, as Lebanon's PM pressed Washington for a full Israeli withdrawal.