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On 6 May 2024, Israel began a military offensive in and around the city of Rafah as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war.^[1]

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Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999.

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The Brigades of the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa (Katāʾib Al-Shaheed Abū ʿAlī Muṣṭafā) are the armed wing of the Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in the Palestinian territories (the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem).

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ActionAid

ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide.

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Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Ahmed Aboul Gheit (أحمد أبو الغيط, also: Abu al-Ghayt, Abu El Gheyt; born 12 June 1942) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat.

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Al Jazeera Arabic

Al Jazeera Arabic (الجزيرة) is a Qatari state-owned Arabic-language news television network.

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Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; The Peninsula) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered at Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar.

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Al Mezan Center for Human Rights

The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights or Al Mezan is a non-governmental organization based in the Palestinian Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

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Al Qarya as Suwaydiya

Al Qarya as Suwaydiya (القرية السويدية), known as Swedish village, was a village situated near Egypt–Gaza border in the Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip.

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Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Romanised Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa) is a coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank.

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Al-Mawasi, Rafah

Al-Mawasi (المواصي) is a Palestinian Bedouin town on the southern coast of the Gaza Strip, approximately one kilometer wide and fourteen kilometers long, that prior to Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005 existed as a Palestinian enclave within the Katif bloc of Israeli settlements.

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Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades

The al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades (lit) is the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a set of various Palestinian militant organizations that operate in the Gaza Strip.

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Al-Qassam Brigades

The Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades (EQB; translit), named after Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, is the military wing of the Palestinian nationalist organization Hamas.

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Al-Quds Brigades

Al-Quds Brigades (AQB; سرايا القدس, Sarāyā al-Quds meaning Jerusalem Brigades) is a paramilitary organisation and the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which is the second largest armed group in the Gaza Strip, after Hamas.

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Alexander De Croo

Alexander De Croo (born 3 November 1975) is a Belgian politician and businessman who is the prime minister of Belgium.

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Alice Wairimu Nderitu

Alice Wairimu Nderitu (born 9 January 1968 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan national serving since November 2020 as the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

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American Near East Refugee Aid

American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) is an American 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization that provides humanitarian and development aid to the Middle East, specifically the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Jordan.

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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

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Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Charlotte Alma Baerbock (born 15 December 1980) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens party serving as Germany's minister for foreign affairs since 2021.

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António Guterres

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat.

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Anthony Albanese

Anthony Norman Albanese (or; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022.

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Armored Corps (Israel)

The Israeli Armored Corps (חֵיל הַשִּׁרְיוֹן, Heil HaShiryon) is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces that, since 1998, has been subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Axios (website)

Axios (stylized as ΛXIOS) is an American news website based in Arlington, Virginia.

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Ayman Safadi

Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ʾAyman Aṣ-ṣafadī; born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Bank of Palestine

The Bank of Palestine (BoP; بنك فلسطين), is a Palestinian multinational banking organization founded in Gaza in 1960.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Beersheba

Beersheba, officially Be'er-Sheva (usually spelled Beer Sheva; Bəʾēr Ševaʿ,; Biʾr as-Sabʿ), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel.

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021.

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Bislamach Brigade

The School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders (Hebrew: Beit HaSefer LiMfakdei Kitot UMiktzo'ot Heil HaRaglim, best known by its acronym Bislamach) is the Israel Defense Forces body responsible for the training of all Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants.

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Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.

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Car bomb

A car bomb, bus bomb, van bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles.

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Carter Center

The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

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Catherine M. Russell

Catherine Mary Russell (born March 4, 1961) is an American attorney and political adviser who is the Executive Director of UNICEF.

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China Daily

China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Christopher Luxon

Christopher Mark Luxon (born 19 July 1970) is a New Zealand politician and former business executive who has been serving as the 42nd prime minister of New Zealand since 2023, previously as leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2023, and as leader of the National Party since 2021.

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Chrystia Freeland

Christina Alexandra Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian politician serving as the tenth and current deputy prime minister of Canada since 2019 and the minister of finance since 2020.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Combat Intelligence Collection Corps (Israel)

The Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps (previously known as Field Intelligence Corps) is the newest of the Israel Defense Forces GOC Army Headquarters' five corps, created in April 2000 and tasked with collecting combat intelligence.

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Council on American–Islamic Relations

The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group.

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Daniel Hagari

Daniel Hagari (דניאל "דני" הגרי; born 1976) is an Israel Defense Forces Rear Admiral (Tat-Aluf) who currently serves as the head of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) (Dansk Flygtningehjælp) is a private Danish humanitarian nonprofit organization, founded in 1956.

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David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024.

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David Ignatius

David Reynolds Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and novelist.

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Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; el-Jabha ed-Dīmūqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and Maoist organization.

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Dennis Francis

Dennis Morales Francis (b. Feb. 1, 1957, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a comic book creator, artist, and writer.

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Desert Reconnaissance Battalion

The Desert Reconnaissance Battalion (DRB) (also known as Unit 585 or the Bedouin Battalion) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces.

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Egoz Unit

Unit 621, otherwise known as Sayeret Egoz (יחידת אגוז, Yehidat Egoz. lit. "Nut Unit"), is an elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando unit specializing in guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, and direct action.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Egypt–Gaza border

The Egypt–Palestine border, also called Egypt–Gaza border, is the long border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

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Egypt–Israel peace treaty

The Egypt–Israel peace treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords.

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Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has been serving as the 25th president of France since 2017 and ex officio one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra.

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Espen Barth Eide

Espen Barth Eide (born 1 May 1964) is a Norwegian politician and political scientist.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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European Union Border Assistance Mission to Rafah

The European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) is the EU's second Civilian Crisis Management Mission in the Palestinian territories, the other being the European Union Police Mission (EUPOL COPPS).

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Field hospital

A field hospital is a temporary hospital or mobile medical unit that takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent facilities.

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Filippo Grandi

Filippo Grandi (born March 30, 1957) is an Italian diplomat and United Nations official, currently serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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Financial Times

The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

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Foreign Ministry (Oman)

The Foreign Ministry (وزارة الخارجية) is the government body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for organising and directing Oman's relations with other countries and with regional and international organisations.

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Gadsar Nahal

Reconnaissance Battalion 934 or Gadsar Nahal is the special forces unit or Reconnaissance battalion of the Nahal Brigade.

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Gaza Division

The 143rd "Fire Fox" Division also known as Gaza Division (Ugdat Aza) is a division subordinated to Israeli Southern Command.

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Gaza European Hospital

The European Hospital is a public hospital in Al-Fukhari near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine.

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Gaza floating pier

The Gaza floating pier was a floating dock facility created by the U.S. military after being proposed immediately before U.S. President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. Rafah offensive and Gaza floating pier are 2024 in the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)

The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Israel–Hamas war. Rafah offensive and Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present) are 2024 controversies and 2024 in the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza Strip evacuations

During the Israel–Hamas war, the Israeli military ordered most residents of Gaza to evacuate their homes, displacing hundreds of thousands of people and contributing to a broader humanitarian crisis in the territory. Rafah offensive and Gaza Strip evacuations are 2024 in the Gaza Strip and Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.

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Genocide Convention

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition.

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Georg Nolte

Georg Nolte (born 3 October 1959) is a German jurist and Judge of the International Court of Justice.

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Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni (born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Italy since October 2022, the first woman to hold this position.

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Givati Brigade

The 84th "Givati" Brigade ("Hill Brigade" or "Highland Brigade") is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade formed in 1947.

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Granite Battalion

The 932nd "Granite" Battalion is part of the Israeli Defense Force's Nahal Brigade.

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Haaretz

Haaretz (originally Ḥadshot Haaretz –) is an Israeli newspaper.

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Hadja Lahbib

Hadja Lahbib (born 21 June 1970) is a Belgian journalist, TV presenter, director and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium since July 2022.

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Hamas

Hamas, an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (lit), is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist militant resistance movement governing parts of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007.

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Hanke Bruins Slot

Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (born 20 October 1977) is a Dutch politician and military veteran who served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2022 to 2023, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2023 until 2024.

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Herzi Halevi

Herzl "Herzi" Halevi (הרצל "הרצי" הלוי; born 17 December 1967) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken the oath of office on 16 January 2023.

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Herzliya

Herzliya (הֶרְצְלִיָּה /; Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture.

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Hezbollah

Hezbollah (Ḥizbu 'llāh) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group, led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

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Holit

Holit (חוֹלִית, lit. Dune) is a kibbutz in the Hevel Shalom region of south-west Israel.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Humanity & Inclusion

Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap InternationalOn January 24th 2018, the global Handicap International network changed its name and became Humanity & Inclusion. This was done "to communicate more effectively on the diversity of its activities, which are not confined to supporting people with disabilities." In addition to the expanded scope of the organization's activities, the term "handicap" had been rejected by the people it was applied to because it had been imposed on them by social workers.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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I24NEWS (Israeli TV channel)

i24NEWS is a 24-hour news television channel which was created by journalists and reporters from Israel.

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IDF Caterpillar D9

The IDF Caterpillar D9 — nicknamed Doobi (דובי, for teddy bear) — is a Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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Incendiary device

Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires.

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Institute for the Study of War

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is an American nonprofit research group and think tank founded in 2007 by military historian Kimberly Kagan and headquartered in Washington, D.C. ISW provides research and analysis regarding issues of defense and foreign affairs.

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is an inter-agency forum of United Nations and non-UN humanitarian partners founded in 1991 to strengthen humanitarian assistance.

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Internally displaced person

An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders.

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International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a three-time Nobel Prize laureate.

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International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ; Cour internationale de justice, CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.

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International law

International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards that states and other actors feel an obligation to obey in their mutual relations and generally do obey.

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International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.

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Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym, is the national military of the State of Israel.

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Israel–Hamas war

An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups has been taking place in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. Rafah offensive and Israel–Hamas war are 2024 in the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip

Since 2005, Israel Defense Forces have launched thousands of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip from Israel as part of the continuing Gaza–Israel conflict.

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Israeli Combat Engineering Corps

The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps (חיל ההנדסה הקרבית, Heil HaHandasa HaKravit) is the combat engineering forces of the Israel Defense Forces.

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Israeli government response to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel

The Israeli government's response to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel has multiple aspects, including a military response leading to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is a major part of the Israel–Hamas war. Rafah offensive and Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip are 2024 in the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli Navy

The Israeli Navy (חיל הים הישראלי, Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli,; البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea theater.

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Itamar Ben-Gvir

Itamar Ben-Gvir (אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר,; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of National Security since 2022.

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Itzik Cohen (officer)

Yitzhak (Itzik) Cohen (born in 1977) is an Israel Defense Force officer with the rank of Brigadier general, currently serving as the commander of the Steel Formation.

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Jake Sullivan

Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan (born November 28, 1976) is an American attorney who is serving as the United States National Security Advisor, reporting directly to President Joe Biden.

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Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021.

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John Kirby (admiral)

John F. Kirby (born June 3, 1963) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral serving as White House National Security Communications Advisor since 2022.

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Josep Borrell

Josep Borrell Fontelles (born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since 1 December 2019.

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June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack

On 21 June 2024, Israeli forces attacked refugee tent camps in al-Mawasi, Gaza Strip just outside an area designated as a humanitarian safe zone.

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Justin Trudeau

Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.

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Kerem Shalom

Kerem Shalom (כֶּרֶם שָׁלוֹם, "Vineyard of Peace") is a kibbutz in southern Israel.

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Kerem Shalom border crossing

Kerem Shalom border crossing (מעבר כרם שלום, "Vineyard of Peace"; معبر كرمأبو سالم, Karem Abu Salem) is a border crossing at the junction of two border sections: one between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

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Khalil al-Hayya

Khalil al-Hayya (Arabic: خليل الحية) is a senior Hamas official who was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council on 25 January 2006 as a representative of Gaza City.

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Khan Yunis

Khan Yunis (url), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a Palestinian city serving as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Kibbutz

A kibbutz (קִבּוּץ / קיבוץ,;: kibbutzim קִבּוּצִים / קיבוצים) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture.

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M113 armored personnel carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation.

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Maglan

Maglan (מגלן, also known as Unit 212 or Sayeret Maglan) is a sayeret (''reconnaissance'') unit of the Israeli Defense Forces, which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep in enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry.

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Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (أَبُو مَازِن), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

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Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte (born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 2010 and 2024.

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Martin Griffiths

Martin Griffiths (born 3 July 1951) is a British diplomat and served as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations.

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May 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack

On 28 May 2024, Gaza emergency services reported that four tank artillery shells struck a tent city in the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone west of Rafah, hitting a group of tents and killing at least 21 people, at least 12 of whom were women, and injuring 64 people, including 10 in a critical condition. Rafah offensive and May 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack are may 2024 events in Asia.

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Médecins Sans Frontières

italic (MSF; pronounced), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.

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Mélanie Joly

Mélanie Joly (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as minister of Foreign Affairs since October 2021.

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Micheál Martin

Micheál Martin (born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence since December 2022.

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Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)

The Israeli Military Intelligence (lit), often abbreviated to Aman (אמ״ן), is the central, overarching military intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)

The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (Bundesminister des Auswärtigen) is the head of the Federal Foreign Office and a member of the Cabinet of Germany.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Government of Canada's international relations and is the lead minister responsible for Global Affairs Canada, though the minister of international trade leads on trade issues.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)

This is a list of ministers heading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.

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Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations.

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Ministry of Defense (Israel)

The Ministry of Defense (Ministry of Security, acronym: משהב"ט) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Israel from internal and external military threats.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for the country's foreign relations.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Udenrigsministeriet, Uttanríkismálaráðið, Nunanut Allanut Ministereqarfik) and its overseas representations (the Danish embassies, diplomatic missions, consulates and trade offices) are in charge of the Danish Realm's foreign policy and relations.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt (وزارة الخارجية المصرية) is the Egyptian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Egypt.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia or commonly known by its abbreviation Kemlu, is an Indonesian government ministry responsible for the country's foreign politics and diplomacy.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)

The is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kementerian Luar Negeri; Jawi), abbreviated KLN, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for foreign affairs, Malaysian diaspora, foreigners in Malaysia, diplomacy, foreign relations, counter terrorism, bilateral affairs, multilateral affairs, ASEAN, international protocol, consular services, maritime affairs, and chemical weapons.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BZ) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for foreign relations, foreign policy, international development, international trade, diaspora and matters dealing with the European Union, NATO and the Benelux Union.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA; وزارة الخارجية Wizārat al-Khārijīyah) is the ministry responsible for handling the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's external relations.

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Ministry of National Security (Israel)

The Ministry of National Security (המשרד לביטחון לאומי, وزارة الأمن القومي), formerly Ministry of Internal Security and Ministry of Public Security, is a government agency of Israel.

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Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن جاسمآل ثاني; born 1 November 1980) is a Qatari diplomat, economist, and politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Qatar since 7 March 2023 and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2016.

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Mohammed Deif

Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (محمد دياب ابراهيمالمصري; 1965 – 13 July 2024), known as Mohammed Deif (محمد الضيف), was a Palestinian militant and the head of the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamist organization Hamas.

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Molotov cocktail

A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – see) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with flammable liquids sealed with a cloth wick).

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Nahal Brigade

The 933rd "Nahal" Brigade is one of the Israel Defense Forces' main infantry brigades.

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Nakba

The Nakba (the catastrophe) is the ethnic cleansing;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; of Palestinians through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their society and the suppression of their culture, identity, political rights, and national aspirations.

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Naledi Pandor

Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (née Matthews; born 7 December 1953) is a South African politician, educator and academic who served as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation until 2024.

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Namer

Namer (נמ"ר), meaning "leopard," and also a syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava," is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis.

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National Resistance Brigades

The National Resistance Brigades (translit), also known as Martyr Omar Al-Qassem Forces or Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces, are the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which operates in Gaza and conducts guerilla warfare.

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National Security Advisor (United States)

The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor (NSA),The National Security Advisor and Staff: p. 1.

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National Security Council (Israel)

The National Security Council (NSC) (המטה לביטחון לאומי HaMateh leBitachon Leumi) is Israel's central body for coordination, integration, analysis and monitoring in the field of national security and is the staff forum on national security for the Israeli Prime Minister and Government.

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Negev Brigade

The Negev Brigade (חטיבת הנגב, Hativat HaNegev), originally the 12th Brigade is an Israeli reserve infantry brigade under the Sinai Division, that originally served in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC; Flyktninghjelpen) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.

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Nuseirat refugee camp

Nuseirat (مخيّمالنصيرات) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah.

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Offensive (military)

An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy or recapture territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal.

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Olaf Scholz

Olaf Scholz (born) is a German politician who has been the chancellor of Germany since 8 December 2021.

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Oxfam

Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs), focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.

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Oz Brigade

The 89th Brigade "Oz" ("Courage" in Hebrew) is a special operation forces brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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Palestine Red Crescent Society

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS; جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني) is the humanitarian organization that is the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the State of Palestine, which includes the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.

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The Palestinian Authority, officially known as the Palestinian National Authority or the State of Palestine, is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords.

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Palestinian Civil Police Force

The Palestinian Civil Police Force (PCP; الشرطة المدنية الفلسطينية, al-Shurtah al-Madaniyah al-Filistiniyah) is the Civil Police organization tasked with traditional law enforcement duties in the autonomous territory governed by the Palestinian National Authority.

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Palestinian genocide accusation

The State of Israel has been frequently accused of carrying out the crime of genocide against Palestinians during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين, Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn), commonly known simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary organization formed in 1981.

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Palestinian Press Agency

The Palestinian Press Agency (وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية), also known as the Safa News Agency (stylized as SAFA), is a Gaza-based Palestinian news agency affiliated with Hamas.

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Palestinian territories

The Palestinian territories, also known as the Occupied Palestinian Territory, consist of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip—two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967.

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Philadelphi Corridor

The Philadelphi Corridor, also called Philadelphi Route, is the Israeli code name for a narrow strip of land, 14 km (8.7 miles) in length, situated along the entirety of the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt.

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Philippe Lazzarini

Philippe Lazzarini (born 1964) is a Swiss-Italian humanitarian who has been serving as Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since 2020.

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Politico

Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company.

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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP; translit) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and revolutionary socialist organization founded in 1967 by George Habash.

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Popular Resistance Committees

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC; لجان المقاومة الشعبية, Lijān al-Muqāwama al-Shaʿbiyya) is a coalition of a number of armed Palestinian groups opposed to what they regard as the conciliatory approach of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah towards Israel.

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Presidency of Joe Biden

Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021.

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President of the State of Palestine

The president of the State of Palestine (translit) is the head of state of Palestine.

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President of the United Nations General Assembly

The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prime Minister of Belgium

The prime minister of Belgium (Eerste minister van België; Premier ministre de Belgique; Premierminister von Belgien) or the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government of Belgium, and the most powerful person in Belgian politics.

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Qatar

Qatar (قطر) officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.

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Rafah

Rafah (رفح) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Rafah Border Crossing

The Rafah Border Crossing (Ma`bar Rafaḥ) or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip.

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Rafah Camp

Rafah Camp (مخيمرفح or معسكر رفح) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.

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Rafah Governorate

The Rafah Governorate (محافظة رفح) is a Governorate of Palestine in the southernmost portion of the Gaza Strip.

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Red line (phrase)

The red line, or "to cross the red line", is a phrase used worldwide to mean a figurative point of no return or line in the sand, or "the fastest, farthest, or highest point or degree considered safe.".

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Reed Brody

Reed Brody is a Hungarian-American human rights lawyer and prosecutor.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Robert Golob

Robert Golob (born 23 January 1967) is a Slovenian businessman and politician, serving as Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Freedom Movement since 2022.

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Salah al-Din Road

Salah al-Din Road (also known as Salaheddin Road and the Salah ad-Deen Highway) is the main highway of the Gaza Strip, a territory of the State of Palestine.

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Sameh Shoukry

Sameh Hassan Shoukry (سامح شكري; born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2024.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.

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Save the Children

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international, non-governmental organization.

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Secretary-General of the United Nations

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.

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Shin Bet

The Israel Security Agency (ISA; lit; jihāz al'amn al`ami), better known by the acronyms Shabak (שב״כ;; شاباك) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of Sherut haBitaẖon, "Security Service"), is Israel's internal security service.

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Sigrid Kaag

Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag (born 2 November 1961) is a Dutch politician, humanitarian and diplomat who is the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza since 2024.

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Sky News

Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation.

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South Africa's genocide case against Israel

South Africa v. Israel is an ongoing case that was brought before the International Court of Justice on 29 December 2023 by South Africa regarding Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war that resulted in a humanitarian crisis and mass killings.

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Southern Command (Israel)

The Southern Command (פיקוד דרום|translit.

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Stéphane Séjourné

Stéphane Séjourné (born 26 March 1985) is a French lawyer and politician of Renaissance who has been serving as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal since 2024.

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Sufa, Israel

Sufa (Storm) is a kibbutz in southern Israel.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt label; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.

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Tel al-Sultan attack

On 26 May 2024, the Israeli Air Force struck Tel al-Sultan, Rafah, setting fire to a displacement camp.

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Tel al-Sultan refugee camp

Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan (معسكر تل السلطان) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.

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Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo (translit,; translit), usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New Arab

The New Arab or Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (العربي الجديد) is a London-based pan-Arab news outlet owned by Qatari company Fadaat Media.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal

The three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal is a proposed prisoner exchange and armistice proposal to end the Israel–Hamas war.

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Times Now

Times Now is an English news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group.

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Tzachi Hanegbi

Tzachi Hanegbi (צחי הנגבי, born 26 February 1957) is an Israeli politician and national security expert serving as Israel's National Security Advisor.

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UNICEF

UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

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Unit 504

Unit 504 (יחידה 504) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responsible for human intelligence (HUMINT).

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter.

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United Nations special rapporteur

Special rapporteur (or independent expert) is the title given to independent human rights experts whose expertise is called upon by the United Nations (UN) to report or advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective.

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Unmanned ground vehicle

An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is a vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground without an onboard human presence.

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UNRWA

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA, pronounced) is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.

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Volker Türk

Volker Türk (born 1965) is an Austrian lawyer and United Nations official.

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War Child (charity)

War Child International is an independent non-government organization founded in 1993 by film-makers Bill Leeson, David Wilson, and peace activist Willemijn Verloop.

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World Food Programme

The World Food Programme (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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Xavier Bettel

Xavier Bettel (born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023.

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Yahalom (IDF)

Yahalom (Hebrew: יהל"ם, meaning Diamond; also a backronym of יחידה הנדסית למשימות מיוחדות, Special Operations Engineering Unit) is a ''sayeret'' (special operations forces) unit of the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_offensive

Also known as Invasion of Rafah, Israeli invasion of Rafah.

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