Israel has long blamed Hamas for civilian and children deaths, arguing that the militant group uses innocent people as human shields.

A U.N. committee on Thursday condemned severe violations by Israel of a global treaty protecting children's rights, saying its military actions since Oct. 7 had a "catastrophic" impact on them. "The committee condemns in the strongest terms the severe violations of rights under the convention in the OPT (Occupied Palestinian Territories),

UN committee presents findings on Israel’s treatment of children in Gaza war Ann Skelton, chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, vice chairs Bragi Gudbrandsson and Luis Ernesto Pedernera Reyna and committee member Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi brief the media on the committee's findings after a series of hearings with Israel over its treatment of children,

Former President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate his travel ban that barred people from some predominantly Muslim countries and expand it to prevent refugees from war-torn Gaza from entering the US.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised to reinstate his travel ban on individuals from certain predominantly Muslim countries. He also plans to expand this ban to prevent refugees from the war-torn Gaza Strip from entering the US,