GAZA -- The death toll of Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,878, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Friday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 78 people and wounded about 104 others, the ministry said in a press statement, adding that out of the over 30,000 casualties, about 72 percent were women and children. (Gaza-Israel-Conflict)

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BEIRUT -- Over 614 million women and girls live in conflict-affected places worldwide, a number that has increased by 50 percent since 2017, said the United Nations system in Lebanon in a statement on Friday.

"From the Middle East to Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, women pay the biggest price for conflicts that are not of their making. The need for peace has never been more urgent," UN Women said in a separate statement on Friday to mark International Women's Day. (UN-Women-Conflicts)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that Türkiye offers to facilitate a peace summit that would include Russia to solve the current Ukraine crisis.

Erdogan made the remarks during a joint press conference with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their discussions at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace. (Zelensky-Türkiye-Visit)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Houthi group launched a missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, continuing their escalation of tension in the region, said a pro-government Coast Guard official.

The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, PROPEL FORTUNE, was targeted by missile fire while sailing about 50 nautical miles off the coast of Aden. (Houthis-Red Sea-Attacks) Enditem

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