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FILE – U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2023. The United Nations is calling for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel

April 23, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops.

Special Representative of the President of Palestine Ziad Abu Amr leaves a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

April 18, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.

The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine.

Palestinians inspect the damage of residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

UN demands cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its 1st demand to halt fighting

March 25, 2024 at 11:12 a.m.

The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand to halt the fighting in Gaza, calling for a cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a...

Destroyed buildings are seen through the window of an airplane from the U.S. Air Force overflying the Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Proposed US resolution would back global efforts for an immediate and sustained cease-fire in Gaza

March 15, 2024 at 10:23 a.m.

The United States circulated the final draft of a United Nations Security Council resolution late Thursday that would support international efforts to establish “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the...

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