Netanyahu says ordered large-scale attack on militants in Gaza

May 05, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Tel Aviv, May 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had ordered the armed forces to continue "massive attacks" against Palestinian militants, who continue firing rockets from the Gaza Strip.

'Grave consequences' await if new deadly escalation of violence in Gaza continues - top UN official

May 05, 2019, at 03:21 pm

New York, May 5 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, is “deeply concerned by yet another dangerous escalation in Gaza and the tragic loss of life”. According to news reports, approximately 200 rockets were fired on Saturday from the Occupied Palestinian Territory towards Israel, and various Israeli airstrikes and tank fire were carried out in retaliation.

UN chief welcomes re-opening of key Gaza border crossing

Aug 16, 2018, at 09:12 am

New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The decision by Israel to reopen the only functional commercial crossing point into Gaza which has been closed to most deliveries for weeks, has been welcomed by the United Nations Secretary-General.

Gaza medics ‘struggling to cope with influx of wounded’: UN agencies

May 16, 2018, at 03:03 pm

New York, May 16 (IBNS): Medical teams inside Gaza are running out of supplies to cope with the wounded, following the deadliest day of protests against occupation along the border with Israel so far this year, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.