GENEVA (AA) – While limited aid delivery began last weekend to the blockaded Gaza Strip, there are no security guarantees for getting aid to hospitals in the northern part of the strip, the World Health Organization has warned. Underlining the “huge risk” for people delivering relief, Rick Brennan, WHO regional emergencies di...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Egypt and France’s foreign ministers urged the delivery of humanitarian aid and the exit of foreign nationals from the bombarded Gaza Strip, on the tenth day of war between Israel and Hamas. “Those who want to leave Gaza must be able to do so,” French foreign minister Catherine Colonna said, urging [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has announced that it will seal off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins at midnight on Saturday. The Israeli army said in a statement that based on a security assessment and the political level directives, a full closure of the West Bank will be imposed […]
Timbuktu, Mali – – AFP When radical elements in Mali announced they would blockade the ancient city of Timbuktu, residents thought it was just another intimidation tactic. However, a month and a half later, the tens of thousands of inhabitants remain almost completely cut off from the world. Half a dozen witnesses have described to...
