WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN has demanded respect for the Gaza Strip’s territorial integrity as Israel continues to carry out strikes against the Palestinian enclave. “The integrity of Gaza needs to be respected. It is clear right now that no place in Gaza is safe,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference on [&he...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The situation in the West Bank has become “alarming and urgent”, the United Nations has said, citing in particular an escalation of violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians. From October 7 to Thursday, 132 Palestinians, including 41 children, had been killed in the West Bank, the UN rights o...
GENEVA (AA) – The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million people in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank is estimated to be $1.2 billion, the UN humanitarian affairs office has said. Spokesperson Jens Laerke told a UN press briefing in Geneva that the agency will update its flash appeal accordingly on Monday, […]
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The UN has voiced concern as Israel began sending back to Gaza thousands of Palestinian workers who had been stuck in Israel since the start of the attacks on Gaza. The workers may not have homes to return to and face grave dangers from ongoing military clashes in the territory, UN […]
United Nations, NEW YORK – AFP The United Nations has launched a $1.2 billion aid appeal to help Gaza and West Bank residents devastated by Israel attacks. It had previously appealed for $294 million. “The situation has grown increasingly desperate since then,” said Jens Laerke, OCHA spokesperson. The updated flash appeal wil...
BERLIN (AA) – Israel has criticized Germany for not rejecting a UN resolution which called for an urgent humanitarian truce in Gaza. Israel’s ambassador to Berlin, Ron Prosor, said Germany’s decision last week to abstain in the UN General Assembly vote was “more than disappointing” for his country. “Friday’s abstention is morally w...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to removing illegal immigrants as a deadline approaches, emphasizing that its actions align with international norms. The decision to repatriate “illegal foreigners,” said the nation’s Foreign Ministry, “is in exercise of Pakistan’s sovereign domestic laws, and compliant ...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa has called on the United Nations to deploy a rapid protection force to protect the civilian population in Gaza. “All countries genuinely committed to a rules-based system underpinned by international law must act immediately,” South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation or foreign...
Paris, France – AFP Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that his Starlink satellite service would support internet access for “internationally recognised aid organisations in Gaza,” which have faced a telecommunications blackout since Friday. Starlink is a network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet ...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt has warned of the humanitarian and security repercussions of the Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip, and held Tel Aviv responsible for violating the UN resolution which called for a humanitarian cease-fire. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the ground invasion would increase the number of casualties, a...
