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First UN Aid Convoy Passes into Northwest Syria from Newly-Opened Crossing

Trucks part of an aid convoy cross from Türkiye into opposition-held north Syria through the Bab al-Salameh crossing on February 14, 2023, after it reopened for UN relief after last week's earthquake. (AFP)
Trucks part of an aid convoy cross from Türkiye into opposition-held north Syria through the Bab al-Salameh crossing on February 14, 2023, after it reopened for UN relief after last week's earthquake. (AFP)
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First UN Aid Convoy Passes into Northwest Syria from Newly-Opened Crossing

Trucks part of an aid convoy cross from Türkiye into opposition-held north Syria through the Bab al-Salameh crossing on February 14, 2023, after it reopened for UN relief after last week's earthquake. (AFP)
Trucks part of an aid convoy cross from Türkiye into opposition-held north Syria through the Bab al-Salameh crossing on February 14, 2023, after it reopened for UN relief after last week's earthquake. (AFP)

A first convoy of UN aid entered rebel-held northwest Syria from Türkiye via the newly-opened Bab al-Salameh crossing on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the UN's humanitarian affairs office said.

The aid was being delivered by the International Organization for Migration, the spokesperson told Reuters.

They did not provide details of its size or what kind of aid it was carrying for areas struck by last week's deadly earthquake.

The UN said late Monday night that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had approved the opening of two new border crossings between Türkiye and Syria "for an initial period of three months to allow for the timely delivery of humanitarian aid".

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Palestinian President Urges Hamas to Hand over its Arms

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves while walking on the day he holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23,2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves while walking on the day he holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23,2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
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Palestinian President Urges Hamas to Hand over its Arms

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves while walking on the day he holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23,2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves while walking on the day he holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23,2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas on Wednesday to cede responsibility for the Gaza Strip, hand over its arms to the Palestinian Authority and turn itself into a political party.
Hamas has refused calls in recent months by Israel and the United States to lay down its arms.
Abbas made his remarks in a speech during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah at which he is expected to name a successor, part of efforts to answer international doubts over the Palestinian Authority's viability at a critical moment for the region.
"Hamas must hand over (its) Gaza responsibilities and hand over its arms to Palestinian Authority and transform into a political party," Reuters quoted Abbas as saying.
Abbas has criticized the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which he said gave Israel a pretext to destroy Gaza. Israel launched its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza after the Hamas-led attack.
Hamas, which opposes Abbas' efforts at peacemaking with Israel, has accused him of cracking down against militant factions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It did not immediately comment on Abbas's new remarks.
Abbas urged world leaders to compel Israel to end the war in Gaza, pull put its forces and end the activities of Jewish settlements, adding that there can be no peace until the Palestinians establish a state in the borders that were in place before the 1967 Middle East war.