Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories — AFP Fadwa al-Najjar said she walked for 10 hours with her family from the north of war-torn Gaza to reach a UN camp for displaced Palestinians, witnessing terrifying scenes along the road. “We left the house at 10:00 am and we got here at 8:00 pm,” said the 38-year-old who […]
GENEVA (AA) – While no humanitarian supplies have been allowed into Gaza since October 7, two million people across Gaza are in danger of running out of water, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. “It has become a matter of life and death. It is a must; fuel needs to be delivered now […]
ANKARA – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has called on Israel to protect civilians who are seeking shelter across the Gaza Strip, adding that the agency shelters in Gaza can no longer be seen as safe. In a statement, the agency said: “UNRWA calls on the Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians who […]
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli airstrikes have displaced more than 260,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian office has said. “Over 263,934 people in Gaza are believed to have fled their homes,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said. Fears are mounting that the number of displaced Palestinian...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU member states have given the green light to provide €400 million (approximately $426 million) in disaster relief aid to Türkiye in the aftermath of twin earthquakes that struck the country’s southern regions in February this year. The Council of the European Union announced in a statement that it has agreed on [&hellip...
TRIPOLI, Libya- AA About 5,000 homes have been damaged by devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya’s northeastern Jabal Akhdar region, according to the country’s unity government. “The region needs maintenance and rebuilding of about 35 km of damaged roads, and 20 km of main rainwater drainage lines,” the Housing and Util...
ANKARA (AA) – More than 38,640 people have been displaced due to devastating floods in Libya, the UN migration agency said on Friday. At least 30,000 individuals were displaced in Derna due to Storm Daniel, with 3,000 in Al-Bayda, 2,595 in Al-Marj, 2,195 in Benghazi, 350 in Soussa, 300 in Almkheley, 200 in Wardeah and […]
