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Middle East conflict: IDF says Hamas commander, who also worked for UNRWA, killed during operation

Oct 25, 2024, at 07:12 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said Hamas commander Mohammad Abu Itiwi,who also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip, has been killed.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's autopsy showed he was killed by a gunshot to head

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:45 pm

An official has confirmed that the autopsy conducted on Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar showed he was killed by a gunshot to the head, media reports said.

UNRWA to investigate allegations ‘several’ staffers played role in 7 October attacks

Jan 27, 2024, at 08:31 pm

Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, to “swiftly” investigate “extremely serious allegations” that several agency staffers were involved in the 7 October terror attacks in southern Israel.

Last functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a humanitarian disaster zone: WHO

Dec 13, 2023, at 02:36 pm

The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (December 12, 2023), highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave.

Israel-Gaza crisis: Hamas releases 12 more hostages amid extended truce

Nov 29, 2023, at 03:02 pm

Ten Israeli nationals and two Thai hostages have been released by Hamas during the first day of the two-day extended truce on Tuesday (November 28, 2023).

Israel-Hamas conflict: 11 more hostages released

Nov 28, 2023, at 03:13 pm

As many as 11 hostages, who were in Hamas captivity, were released on Monday (November 27, 2023) and handed over to Israeli authorities, media reports said.

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear

Nov 11, 2023, at 10:41 pm

Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a UN report published on Thursday.

From Cairo, Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza

Oct 20, 2023, at 11:01 pm

With essential supplies running out in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for humanitarian access to the besieged enclave.

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’, UN chief Antonio Guterres alerts as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens

Oct 16, 2023, at 09:56 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” into the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Gaza crisis: US Senators take shelter from Hamas's rocket attack in Tel Aviv

Oct 16, 2023, at 02:28 am

A US Senator has, who is leading a US Senate delegation to Israel, on Sunday shared an image on X where the lawmakers could be seen gathered in a Tel Aviv shelter amid Hamas's rocket attack.

At least 100 held hostage by Hamas in Gaza: Israel

Oct 09, 2023, at 02:18 am

The Israeli government has confirmed that at least 100 of its citizens are currently held captive in Gaza.

Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

May 11, 2023, at 09:47 pm

New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life.”

Sri Lankan embassy in Israel asks its citizens to be vigilant

May 17, 2021, at 02:35 am

As the fighting between Israel and Hamas  intensifies, the Sri Lankan embassy in Tel Aviv asked its citizens residing in the country to be vigilant, reported Daily Mirror.