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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Moriguchi in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, shows regular gasoline at 182 yen ($1.15) per liter on March 18, 2026, amid the continued Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Moriguchi in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, shows regular gasoline at 182 yen ($1.15) per liter on March 18, 2026, amid the continued Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A motorist fills gasoline at a gas station in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on March 12, 2026, as retail gasoline prices are surging amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, shows regular gasoline prices at 199 yen ($1.26) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Nagano, central Japan, shows regular gasoline prices at 194 yen ($1.23) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A motorist fills gasoline at a gas station in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on March 12, 2026, as retail gasoline prices are surging amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Sapporo, northern Japan, shows regular gasoline prices at 189 yen ($1.19) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows regular gasoline prices at 185 yen ($1.17) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows regular gasoline prices at 185 yen ($1.17) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows regular gasoline prices at 185 yen ($1.17) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2026, shows Japan's national petroleum stockpiling base in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The government plans to release part of the reserves in response to surging petroleum prices amid the Middle East crisis.

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Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2026, shows Japan's national petroleum stockpiling base in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The government plans to release part of the reserves in response to surging petroleum prices amid the Middle East crisis.

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Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2026, shows Japan's national petroleum stockpiling base in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The government plans to release part of the reserves in response to surging petroleum prices amid the Middle East crisis.

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Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Japan to dip into petroleum reserves amid Middle East crisis

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2026, shows Japan's national petroleum stockpiling base in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The government plans to release part of the reserves in response to surging petroleum prices amid the Middle East crisis.

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Lebanon: Israeli Airstrike Hits Beirut Seafront, Killing Several

An Israeli airstrike struck the Ramlet al-Baida area along Beirut's seafront in the early hours of Thursday, March 12, killing at least seven people and wounding 21 others, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Hundreds of displaced civilians had been sheltering at the beach after receiving Israeli evacuation warnings for Beirut's southern suburbs and southern Lebanon. Video shared on social media showed scenes of chaos along the promenade.

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Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missile Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto 2

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missile launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

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Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missiles Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missiles launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

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US: Long Security Lines at Houston Airport Amid TSA Staffing Crisis

Thousands of travelers endured hours-long queues at US airports on Sunday, March 8, as spring break traffic collided with a TSA staffing crisis. With personnel working without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown, wait times at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport were warned to exceed three hours. Airport officials advised travelers via social media to arrive four to five hours before their flights.

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Bangladesh: Fears of Fuel Crisis Spark Long Queues at Gas Stations

Amid fears that the Middle East conflict triggered a fuel shortage or price hike in Bangladesh, drivers of private cars and motorcycles formed long lines at gas stations in Dhaka to buy fuel.

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US: Man Detained After Running Onto Active Runway at Phoenix Airport

A man experiencing a mental health crisis was detained Monday evening, February 23, after breaching security and running onto an active runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Pilots alerted air traffic control after spotting the individual approaching aircraft with his hands raised, prompting an immediate police response and a temporary disruption to airport operations.

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Colombia: Rare Persistent Rainfall Triggers Mass Casualties Amid Flooding Crisis

A rare spell of persistent rainfall triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides across northern Colombia, including Cordoba and Sucre, leaving at least 22 people dead. The severe climate emergency has submerged more than 40,000 hectares of land, devastating multiple departments and displacing thousands of homes.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

People protest near the building housing the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo earlier in the day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

People protest near the building housing the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo earlier in the day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows the central control room for the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

People protest near the building housing the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo earlier in the day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows the central control room for the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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U.N. session on Iran crisis

U.N. session on Iran crisis

The U.N. Security Council convenes an emergency session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 15, 2026, following the escalation of violence against protesters by authorities in Iran.

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U.N. session on Iran crisis

U.N. session on Iran crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 15, 2026, following the escalation of violence against protesters by authorities in Iran.

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María Corina Machado Visits US Capitol

María Corina Machado Visits US Capitol

Bipartisan United States Senators, from left to right, US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat of New Hampshire), US Senator Rick Scott (Republican of Florida), US Senator Chris Coons (Democrat of Delaware), US Senator John Curtis (Republican of Utah), US Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, and US Senator Alex Padilla (Democrat of California) during a meeting to discuss democratic reforms and the political crisis in Venezuela in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on January 15, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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María Corina Machado Visits US Capitol

María Corina Machado Visits US Capitol

Bipartisan United States Senators, from left to right, US Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat of New Hampshire), US Senator Rick Scott (Republican of Florida), US Senator Chris Coons (Democrat of Delaware), US Senator John Curtis (Republican of Utah), US Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, and US Senator Alex Padilla (Democrat of California) during a meeting to discuss democratic reforms and the political crisis in Venezuela in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on January 15, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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María Corina Machado Visits US Capitol

María Corina Machado Visits US Capitol

Bipartisan United States Senators, from left to right, US Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas), US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat of New Hampshire), US Senator Rick Scott (Republican of Florida), US Senator Chris Coons (Democrat of Delaware), US Senator John Curtis (Republican of Utah), US Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, and US Senator Alex Padilla (Democrat of California) during a meeting to discuss democratic reforms and the political crisis in Venezuela in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on January 15, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary And Permanent Housing After Cyclone - Aceh Tamiang

Temporary and permanent housing is constructed in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Senyar and the climate crisis, as part of a government initiative to guarantee the right to housing and provide sustainable living conditions for affected communities. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Hits Northern Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis - Jabalia

Winter Hits Northern Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis - Jabalia

Scenes from daily life as winter unfolds in the north, amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis, where residents continue to navigate hardship, resilience, and the struggle of everyday survival. January 9, 2026, in Jabalia, Northern Gaza. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Hits Northern Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis - Jabalia

Winter Hits Northern Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis - Jabalia

Scenes from daily life as winter unfolds in the north, amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis, where residents continue to navigate hardship, resilience, and the struggle of everyday survival. January 9, 2026, in Jabalia, Northern Gaza. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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