Rafah, Egypt – AFP Aid trucks waiting to cross from Egypt into Gaza are “a lifeline” which need to move into the war-torn Palestinian enclave as soon as possible, the UN chief said Friday. “These trucks are not just trucks, they are a lifeline. They are the difference between life and death for so many […]
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Trucks of international aid for Gaza should be rolling “in the next day or so”, the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after sustained bombing from Israel. Some 175 lorries crammed with vital medicines, food, and water stretched into the distan...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has stressed that it is up to Israel to decide when to have a cease-fire in Gaza following UN calls for a truce in the aftermath of the Al-Ahli hospital bombing, which left hundreds dead, including many children. “We are in a situation in which a terrorist organization has not only […]
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths will be heading to the Middle East on Tuesday to try to help negotiate aid access to the Gaza Strip. In a video statement, Griffiths said he was hoping to hear some “good news” on aid access into the blockaded and besieged Palestinian enclave via the [&helli...
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 [&...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people in Gaza amid its massive bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’s attacks, with the United Nations warning of “devastating” consequences. The UN said the mass relocation of the entire population in northern Gaza t...
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...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s total siege of the Gaza Strip, depriving civilians of goods essential for survival, is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said people’s dignity and lives had to be respected as he called for ...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged conflicting sides to exercise restraint to prevent further escalation of tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border. “We urge everyone to exercise restraint and make use of UNIFIL’s liaison and coordination mechanisms to de-escalate to prevent a fast deterioration of the security situ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The UN human rights chief on Wednesday slammed recent “despicable incidents” of desecration of Muslims’ religious scripture in Europe. They are “deliberate provocations… intended to drive wedges between countries and communities,” Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said at a high-level conf...
