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 […]
GENEVA (AA) – The UN’s Palestine refugee agency UNRWA has warned that Gaza is fast becoming a “hell hole” amid intensifying violence, urging protection of civilians across the blockaded enclave. Calling Israel’s order for the evacuation of more than a million Palestinians from northern Gaza within the next 24 hour...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza has risen to more than 338,000 amid intensified attacks on the besieged population. An OCHA official in Gaza, Hamada Al-Bayari, called for a humanitarian truce to allow relief workers to...
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...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza Strip will face a humanitarian catastrophe if safe corridors are not opened up for aid, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned. “The Gaza Strip will witness an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe if safe corridors are not opened for the arrival of ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declined to comment on Washington’s announcement of holding discussions with Tel Aviv and Cairo to establish a humanitarian corridor for civilians in Gaza. An official at the ministry, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu: “We have no comment on this matter at the moment.” US N...
