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Riyad Mansour implores Security Council to 'stop this genocide' in letter seen by The National

Geir Pedersen calls for all perpetrators of violence in southern province to be held accountable

Marco Rubio calls International Criminal Court 'national security threat' and 'instrument for lawfare'

Israeli PM tells troops to move quickly to retake control of Gaza

Salah Numan Al Jubouri was in charge of the group's financing and the fighters' movement

Leaders of the UN's 193 members to address the international community from New York

At 34, Ibrahim Olabi brings British education and international experience to post, signalling generational shift in Damascus

A total of 383 aid workers were killed last year

Sources told The National that officials underestimated the consequences, paving the way for Israeli intervention and mass killings

Russia, China and France among those favouring measured approach

Foreign ministers issue joint statement calling recognition an essential step towards the two-state solution

Text echoes key demand of Israel and western powers while also emphasising need for tangible steps towards Palestinian statehood

UN conference on Palestinian-Israeli conflict in New York criticised by US State Department as a 'reward for terrorism'

Saudi Arabia and France are leading this week's conference on a two-state solution

US Senator Lindsey Graham says country has concluded that dismantling Hamas is only way to ensure its security