ANKARA (AA) – The UN Palestinian refugee agency warned Sunday that a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate increase in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip may do little without a truce. “It is welcome, but only time will tell what real difference this resolution is going to make,” Juliette Touma, a spokesperson for [&hellip...
GENEVA (AA) – The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Wednesday urged partners “not to act on distorted facts,” saying he is “horrified” at the smear campaigns that not only target Palestinians but also those who assist them. “I am horrified at the smear campaigns that target Palestinia...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Fuel shortages, a lack of water and worsening sanitation in Gaza, along with attacks on health care and mass displacement, are creating “a perfect storm for tragedy”, the UN warned Tuesday. Here are some key numbers highlighted by the United Nations: – Impact on children – Israel’s ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – More than 10 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN-run school in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian group Hamas said. “This is a heinous crime and a disdain for the UN refugee agency UNRWA and the United Nations,” Hamas said […]
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Saturday that Israel “will be held accountable” for the massacre at a UN-affiliated school in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. “We will not leave this land, and you (Israel) will be held accountable sooner or later for your massacre at Al-Fakhoura Sc...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel has agreed to allow two fuel trucks a day into Gaza, Israeli officials said Friday, after the UN warned shortages had halted aid deliveries and put people at risk of starvation. In response to a US request, Israel’s war cabinet unanimously decided to allow “the entry of two diesel fuel [&h...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Just hours after receiving its first wartime delivery of fuel from outside Gaza, the UN warned Wednesday its operations in the territory were facing collapse, with most people soon unable to access drinking water. “Our entire operation is now on the verge of collapse,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head ...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Flags flew at half-mast at United Nations compounds across the globe on Monday, as staff observed a minute’s silence in memory of colleagues killed in Gaza by Israel’s indiscriminate bombing on hospitals, schools, UN shelters and other facilities. The blue and white UN flag was lowered at 9:30 am loc...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas on Wednesday accused the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees of “colluding” with Israel in the “forced displacement” of residents of Gaza. “UNRWA and its officials bear responsibility for this humanitarian catastrophe, in particular the residents of the Gaza (Ci...
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, […]
