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Malaysia
Euroviews. Western nations could derail COP28 by usurping Loss and Damage Fund
Loss and damage might end up in the dustbin of failed climate efforts — and with it, any hope of the support much of the world needs to contend with climate change and keep our planet within 1.5 degrees, Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad writes.
Gaza
‘A curse to be a parent in Gaza’: Inside the region where more than 3,600 children have been killed
Gaza Health Ministry data released last week has shown that, as of 26 October, 2,001 children ages 12 and under had been killed - including 615 who were 3 or younger. That figure is expected to rise as the war rages on.
The Cube
Pallywood: Gazans accused of staging injury and death online
Pro-Israeli accounts are accusing Palestinians of using crisis actors to fake their suffering in order to elicit online sympathy. One particular viral video turned out to be of a real amputee who survived a West Bank refugee camp raid in July 2023.
Economy
Hamas war may push Israeli economy to brink
Just last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted a new era of peace and prosperity in the Middle East, based on growing acceptance of Israel within the region. Today, with the Israel Hamas war in its fourth week, that vision is in tatters.