Hamas using human shields, fired 2350 rockets: Israel
Jul 25, 2014, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): Israel on Friday said since the start of Operation Protective Edge by Israel Defense Forces (IDF), at least 2,350 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza and Hamas has been using human shields thus endangering the lives of Palestinians.
Ban urges all parties to rally around efforts to end bloodshed, obtain Israel-Gaza ceasefire
Jul 22, 2014, at 06:21 pm
New York, July 22 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged all parties to rally around collective international efforts to obtain an end to two weeks of bloodshed in Gaza and Israel and reach a ceasefire, as he continued his visit to the region with a stop in Cairo.
Israel begins Ground Operation in Gaza
Jul 18, 2014, at 07:09 pm
Tel Aviv, July 18 (IBNS) Israel said it has started ground operations in Gaza in what it called following ten days of continuous Hamas attacks against Israel by land, air, sea and after repeated rejections of offers to deescalate the situation.
Israel urges people in Gaza to leave homes
Jul 16, 2014, at 10:07 pm
Gaza City, July 16 (IBNS) Amid air strikes, Israel has asked Palestinians living in eastern and northern Gaza to leave their homes, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN mission reports rocket fire from south Lebanon towards Israel
Jul 12, 2014, at 05:47 pm
New York, July 12(IBNS)The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has reported that earlier on Friday, its radar revealed that three rockets originating from the general area of Ain Arab in south Lebanon were fired towards Israel.
UN urges Mid-east parties to salvage peace efforts
Apr 30, 2014, at 06:03 pm
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): In the wake of Israel's decision to break off talks with the Palestinians after a Fatah-Hamas unity deal, and amid a "volatile" situation on the ground with negative trends in the West Bank and a fragile calm in Gaza, a United Nations envoy on Tuesday challenged the parties to use this "moment of truth" to reflect on the hard choices required to keep peace from slipping further away.