Rome, Italy — AFP Daily life has become “apocalyptic” in southern Gaza since Israel moved into the city of Rafah, the UN’s food agency said Friday. “The exodus that we’ve seen in the past 20 days or so out of Rafah has been an awesome and horrific experience for many, many people,” Matthew Hollingworth...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP Indonesia is ready to send “significant peacekeeping forces” as well as medical personnel to Gaza if Hamas accepts a new cease-fire proposal, President-elect Prabowo Subianto has said. President Joe Biden announced the Israeli roadmap to permanent peace in Gaza on Friday, as Israeli troops pushed in...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The families of Israelis held by Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza said on Saturday that the proposal announced by President Joe Biden for a cease-fire gives them hope of finally getting their relatives back. “Biden’s speech offers us real hope for the first time to get our sons back, but Netanyahu may [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN has warned that displaced people who sought shelter in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip due to Israel’s offensive in Rafah face shortage of safe drinking water. “That’s what our partners who are working on sanitation and water are telling us,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters duri...
Nicosia, Cyprus — AFP Cyprus has said that humanitarian aid shipped to Gaza is being stored using a floating mechanism after the US-built pier was damaged. “No aid was sent today, but the one (shipment) that left two days ago is now being stored using a floating mechanism until the dock is fully repaired,” said government [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – The European Union has decided to disburse €16 million ($17.3 million) to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “The Commission has today processed a second tranche of assistance of €25 million for the Palestinian Authority to contribute to the payment of salaries and pensions of Palestinian civil servants and dis...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) “received horrific reports” from its premises in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, during the Israeli military offensive in the camp. In a statement, UNRWA said displaced people, including children, who were sheltering in its schools in Jabalia, were killed and injured ...
GENEVA – AFP The humanitarian aid allowed into the Gaza Strip is not getting to people in need, the United Nations has said, urging Israel to fulfil its legal obligations. “The aid that is getting in is not getting to the people, and that’s a major problem,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA): Israeli firms have been barred from showcasing their products at a Paris defense fair due to the ongoing war on Gaza. Eurosatory, a premier defense sector event, attracts thousands of investors and firms every two years from countries worldwide. The fair’s main organizer, Coges Events, confirmed the exclusion, stating: ̶...
The $320 million floating pier constructed by the U.S. to facilitate aid delivery to Gaza has proven ineffective. The pier became operational mid-May and has received a sporadic supply of aid. According to the government media office in Gaza, less than 100 aid trucks entered Gaza through the pier. The situation worsened in recent days, [&hell...
