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, […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Since October 7, at least 133 infants less than one year old have been killed in the Gaza Strip, which Israel has now been bombing for over 24 days. On October 26, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza released a 212-page report that lists the names, identification and ages of those killed […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP As even Israel’s staunchest allies voiced concern about the dire humanitarian crisis in southern Gaza, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA said on Tuesday there was not nearly enough aid to meet the “unprecedented” needs. Hisham Adwan, Gaza director of the Rafah crossing with Egypt...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The United Nations warned Friday that “many more will die” as a result of Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza, which has caused sewage to flow on the streets of the Palestinian territory. Israel laid a total siege on Gaza following the October 7 attacks by Hamas, cutting off food, fuel, water [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The residents of Gaza need a cease-fire now to ensure their continued survival from a siege that has deprived them of the bare necessities of life, said the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees or UNRWA. Philippe Lazzarini, the agency’s commissioner-general, also condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which have [&he...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 80 people in Gaza and a UN aid agency warned it would have to stop work by the end of Wednesday. Alarm has grown about the spiralling humanitarian crisis in heavily bombarded Gaza where one doctor said he was forced to perform emergency surgery on the […]
