Dec 11, 2024, at 12:27 pm
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday claimed the collapse of former President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria was masterminded by the United States and Israel.
Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza amid ongoing conflict with Israel
Jan 25, 2024, at 07:23 pm
Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned shelter in southern Gaza run by UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestinians, according to initial reports.
Israel's coronavirus cases rise to 15,728, death toll at 210
Apr 29, 2020, at 01:23 pm
Jerusalen/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of coronavirus cases in Israel rose on Tuesday by 173 to 15,728, the state's Ministry of Health said.
Israel defense forces say they struck Islamic Jihad targets in Syria
Feb 24, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have attacked Islamic Jihad militant group targets in Syria, as well as the Gaza Strip, IDF said in a statement.
Netanyahu tells Zelenskyy Iran knew, hid truth about plane downing from beginning
Jan 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Jerusalem/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting on Friday that Iran knew immediately that its military had downed Ukraine's passenger plane but hid this information.
UN working with both sides, after hidden tunnels confirmed along Lebanon-Israel ‘Blue Line’
Dec 12, 2018, at 09:50 am
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations peace mission in Lebanon has urged an end to “rumours and speculations” over tunnels which have been discovered along the UN-drawn “Blue Line” – the border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel.
UNESCO chief 'deeply regrets Israel's decision to withdraw from agency
Dec 30, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 30(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voiced “deep regret” on Thursday over Israel's decision to withdraw from the agency.
UN Middle East envoy warns of ‘risk of violent escalation’ after US decision on Jerusalem
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): Wednesday’s decision by United States President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been widely welcomed in Israel but it has also caused much anger among Palestinians and anxiety across the Middle East and beyond, the United Nations envoy on the region’s peace process told ta special Security Council meeting on Friday.
Issue of Jerusalem must be resolved through direct negotiations between parties, UN chief stresses
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): In the wake of the announcement by the United States President recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday stressed that there is no alternative to the two-state solution and that Jerusalem is an issue that must be resolved through direct negotiations between the parties.
Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti calls Hamas a terrorist organisation, Israel cheers
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:56 pm
Riyadh, Nov 15 (IBNS): Israel is all praise for Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti after the latter called Hamas a terrorist organisation, reports said.
UN envoy condemns killing of Israeli security personnel by Palestinian in West Bank
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:32 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Israel-Palestine peace efforts has condemned on Monday's fatal shooting attack by a Palestinian perpetrator against Israeli security personnel in the West Bank, deploring that such an incident undermines the prospect of a peaceful future for both sides.
UN chief Guterres meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem, pledges to fight anti-Semitism
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Reiterating his commitment to fighting anti-Semitism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is committed to protecting Israel and its right to exist.
Constrains on movement in occupied territory at root of Palestinian hardship – UN report
Jun 01, 2017, at 05:43 am
New York, June 1(Just Earth News): Israeli constraints on movement and economics, along with the blockade on the Gaza Strip and internal political strife, are at the root of Palestinian suffering in the occupied territory, according to two separate United Nations reports released as the Israeli occupation enters its fiftieth year.
UN envoy condemns firing of rocket from Gaza towards Israel
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:24 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Condemning a rocket fired from Gaza towards Israel, a senior United Nations envoy has called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation of the situation.
UN Middle East envoy 'concerned' over scheduled vote on Israel's settlement regularisation bill
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:19 am
New York, Feb 7 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations Middle East envoy on Monday expressed concern about the scheduled vote by the Knesset, Israel's legislative body, on a bill that would “legalize†Israeli settlements on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
Jan 11, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Jan 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nation’s former point person for Middle East negotiations has said that Israelis and Palestinians need at least the prospects of a two-state solution, and urged the international community to create conditions for more effective discussions in the future.
Israel is denying Palestine’s right to development, says UN human rights expert
Oct 29, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, has declared that Israel is denying Palestine’s right to development by creating rampant poverty, “epic†unemployment, and economic stagnation.
UN human rights office concerned for the health of protestor in Israel
Aug 24, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of a 35-year-old Palestinian man who has been on a hunger strike against his administrative detention since 15 June, after having already completed his 14-and-a-half years prison sentence.
At Security Council, Ban urges Israel-Palestine talks to overcome ‘political paralysis’
Jul 13, 2016, at 05:01 am
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to immediately begin discussions on implementing the recommendations made in a recent report published by the diplomatic partners mediating the peace process as efforts continue to restore hope for a lasting political solution.
Apr 05, 2016, at 01:16 pm
New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Middle East envoy on Monday the UN is working closely with Palestinian and Israeli authorities following Israel’s suspension of cement deliveries to private companies in the Gaza Strip “following allegations that a substantial amount had been diverted from its intended legitimate beneficiaries.â€
Multiple attacks in Israel condemned by senior UN official
Mar 10, 2016, at 03:51 pm
New York, Mar 10(Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has condemned the multiple attacks which took place on Tuesday in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Petah Tiqva and Jerusalem in which at least one person was killed and some 14 others injured.
Feb 19, 2016, at 03:05 pm
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) While violence erupting in Israel and Palestine is regrettably showing “no sign of relenting,†the United Nations and its Quartet partners are actively seeking the way forward, the UN envoy for the Middle East peace process told the Security Council today, urging both sides to end the long-standing conflict.
Palestinians losing hope under 'stifling' Israeli occupation: UN chief
Jan 28, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Amid ongoing violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated on Wednesday that he can understand why Palestinians are losing hope in the face of nearly 50 years of Israeli occupation, a statement that has provoked criticism that he was "giving terror a tailwind."
UN chief delivers impassioned plea to Israelis and Palestinians to compromise for peace
Jan 27, 2016, at 02:20 pm
New York, Jan 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Condemning Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians, highlighting growing Palestinian frustration at a half century of occupation, and calling on Israel to change its settlement and other policies, United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesdayurged both sides to seize the “historic challenge†of compromise to secure a two-state solution.
Ban calls on Israel to change policy after reported take-over of West Bank land
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for "substantial policy changes on the ground" by Israel, voicing deep concern at reports that the Government has declared of 370 acres in the occupied West Bank south of Jericho as so-called "state land."
UN envoy condemns stabbing attacks in Israeli settlements in West Bank
Jan 19, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Strongly condemning the two stabbing attacks on two women, one of them fatal, in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a senior United Nations envoy on the Middle East on Monday called upon Israeli and Palestinian authorities to ensure that the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice.
Ban calls on Israel and Lebanon to maintain cessation of hostilities following attacks
Jan 06, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Monday's attack against two Israel Defense Forces vehicles in the general area of the Sheba'a Farms south of the Blue Line, which was claimed by Hizbollah.
Faced with Israeli denial of access to occupied Palestinian Territory: UN expert
Jan 05, 2016, at 02:33 pm
New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian territories is resigning due to Israel's failure to grant him access to the areas he is tasked with monitoring.
Lebanon: UN officials urge restraint by all parties on exchange of fire with Israel
Jan 05, 2016, at 02:25 pm
New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon and the commander of the UN peacekeeping force there have urged both sides to exercise utmost restraint to prevent any escalation after that two Israeli army vehicles were attacked south of the Blue Line and Israeli forces returned artillery fire.
UN chief condemns terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:51 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Thursday's terror attacks in Israel and the occupied West Bank that killed five people, including three Israelis, a Palestinian and an American.