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UN warns expanded Israeli Gaza war risks 'catastrophic consequences'

WORLD NEWS
06-08-2025 10:21 HKT
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (C) leaves after a United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at United Nations headquarters on August 5, 2025 in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (C) leaves after a United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at United Nations headquarters on August 5, 2025 in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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