Today's top headlines

Israeli IDF flares light up the sky as bombs explode during fighting inside northern Gaza Strip, as seen from inside southern Israel on November 22, 2023. (Keystone/Newscom/Jim Hollander)

• 🤝🏼Israel-Hamas truce deal: more must be done, UN says. International organisations and world leaders on Wednesday welcomed a truce deal between Israel and Hamas after both sides agreed to a four-day pause in fighting in exchange for the release of 50 hostages in Gaza.
  Geneva Solutions (EN)
• ⚕️ Pause promises little humanitarian respite for Gaza’s battered residents. The pause agreed between Israel and Hamas provides an opportunity to increase the amount of humanitarian aid but efforts so far have failed to meet the basic needs of most in the devastated enclave.
  The New Humanitarian (EN)
• 😡WFP's McCain faces staff revolt over Gaza. The latest US-appointed head of the UN agency angered staff after failing to attend a commemoration for UN Palestinian workers before attending an Israeli awards event.
  Devex (EN)
• 🛑UN agency urges Pakistan to halt expelling Afghans during winter. As authorities carry out door-to-door searches for Afghans who have not left, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned that the displacement could be deadly.
  AFP via The Globe and Mail (EN)
• 🪧How will Israel-Hamas conflict impact COP28 climate summit? Beyond geopolitics and security considerations, the conflict has also meant that UAE hosts may allow for environment-focused protests relating to Palestine.
  Deutsche Welle (EN)
• 🌳Meet the young climate activists who fled war and death threats. Young environmental defenders were recognised last week at the Palais during the Young Activists Summit.
  Euronews (EN)