Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said Sunday that Israel has killed at least 35,034 people in the territory during more than seven months of its war on the enclave. The toll includes at least 63 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 78,755 people have been […]
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP A full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah “cannot take place”, the UN human rights chief insisted Sunday, saying it could not be reconciled with international law. “I can see no way that the latest evacuation orders, much less a full assault, in an area with an extremely [...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel on Saturday hit parts of Gaza including Rafah where it expanded an evacuation order and the UN warned of an “epic” disaster if an outright invasion of the crowded city goes ahead. AFP journalists, medics and witnesses reported strikes across the coastal territory, where the UN says ...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP More than 100,000 people have fled Rafah in recent days, the United Nations has said, with the southern Gaza city under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion. Israel’s military earlier called for displaced peoples in Gaza to leave eastern Rafah, which triggered widespread international alarm. The ...
Nairobi, Kenya — AFP An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned after negotiators left truce talks in Cairo without a deal. “A massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to (an) epic humanitarian disaster and pull the plug on ...
Following are the reactions of the representatives of various nations to the vote on Friday in favour of Palestine’s UN membership. Mohamed Issa Abushahab, UAE Ambassador to the United Nations, said that although this was a breakthrough, it was not enough to ensure full representation and membership at the UN. He said, “This resolu...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has temporarily shuttered its east Jerusalem headquarters after Zionist extremists set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks. “This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in occu...
Several Palestinian civilians were killed and injured in Israeli airstrikes in the early hours of Friday, as Israel’s war on Gaza marked its 217th day. Israeli fighter jets struck throughout central and northern Gaza, hitting a total of 40 targets. Khan Younis is one of the areas that Palestinians fleeing Rafah have been heading to. […]...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army said four soldiers were killed on Friday when an “explosive device” went off near a school in Gaza City. “The four soldiers were killed in the same incident, from an explosive device near a school in the area of Zeitoun”, a southern neighbourhood of Gaza City, the milita...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that Israel has killed at least 34,943 people in the Palestinian territory since October last year. The tally includes at least 39 deaths in the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 78,572 people have been wounded in Gaza.
