Death toll of Palestinians rises to 21,978 in Gaza
Jan 02, 2024, at 05:02 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians rose to 21,978 in Gaza following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7 last year, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Monday.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says over 100 Palestinian militants killed over past week
Jan 01, 2024, at 02:35 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that in the past week, over 100 Palestinian militants were killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with dozens being killed daily.
IDF neutralizes explosive devices found in a children's playground in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas crisis
Dec 31, 2023, at 08:38 pm
Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said its soldiers discovered explosive devices in a children's playground connected to a kindergarten on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza.
20 killed in Israeli strike on building in southern Gaza
Dec 28, 2023, at 04:47 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: An Israeli bombardment near a hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said.
Gaza: Hamas claims 70 people died in Israeli airstrike
Dec 25, 2023, at 10:53 pm
Hamas-run health ministry on Monday (December 25, 2023) said at least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli attack at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Israel-Gaza conflict: IDF recovers bodies of five hostages killed by Hamas
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:32 pm
The Israeli Defense Forces on Monday said it recovered the bodies of five hostages who were killed during Hamas captivity.
More than 70 members of a Gaza family killed in Israeli airstrike
Dec 24, 2023, at 03:49 pm
More than 70 members of a family were killed in Gaza following an Israeli airstrike, including a veteran UN aid worker.
Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza 'nightmare': UN chief Antonio Guterres
Dec 23, 2023, at 03:48 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that a Security Council resolution to get more aid into Gaza, adopted on Friday, could pave the way to a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Gaza conflict: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief
Dec 23, 2023, at 03:04 pm
As the Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for a long-delayed vote on a pause in fighting to allow more aid into Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Türk added his voice to deep concerns over the rising threat of famine across the Strip.
‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF
Dec 20, 2023, at 10:58 pm
Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and deaths of youngsters from disease will likely surpass those from bombardment in the absence of a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
IDF finds 'biggest' Hamas tunnel in Gaza Strip
Dec 18, 2023, at 02:39 pm
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) on Sunday (December 17, 2023) said it has discovered the 'biggest' Hamas tunnel in the Gaza stripe which is located close to the Erez Crossing.
Hamas will not negotiate release of hostages until Israel’s operation ends
Dec 17, 2023, at 05:58 pm
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: Hamas Saturday said that it would not negotiate a hostage exchange until Israel ended its military operation in the Gaza Strip.
WHO chief reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza
Dec 17, 2023, at 04:33 pm
Geneva/IBNS/UNI: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), reiterated his call on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Urgent help needed for millions of children affected by conflicts and disasters, says UNICEF
Dec 16, 2023, at 10:06 pm
Protection needs for children in emergencies from Ukraine to Gaza and Sudan have never been greater but the humanitarian funding forecast for 2024 is “increasingly bleak”.
Palestine-Israel crisis: IDF says it 'mistakenly' killed three hostages in Gaza
Dec 16, 2023, at 02:37 pm
The Israel Defence Forces on Friday said it 'mistakenly' killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza.
Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians
Dec 15, 2023, at 08:10 pm
Heavy rains created new misery in Gaza as UN humanitarians repeated deep concerns on Thursday over the deteriorating health situation in the Strip, amid ongoing Israeli bombardment and fighting with Palestinian armed groups.
Ten Israeli soldiers including colonel killed in Gaza encounter on Tuesday
Dec 14, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Jerusalem: Ten Israeli soldiers, including a colonel who commanded a forward base for the Golani infantry brigade, were killed in battle in Gaza on Tuesday.
'Gaza war to continue with or without international support': Israel
Dec 14, 2023, at 06:30 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Wednesday declared its determination to continue its Gaza war "with or without international support after it came under mounting pressure even from its key supporter United States.
Israel does not want two-state solution, says Joe Biden
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:09 pm
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday targeted Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government for not supporting the two-state solution and said the country was losing global support due to “indiscriminate bombing” in Gaza.
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.
Dec 13, 2023, at 02:15 pm
The UN General Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon in Emergency Special Session on the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict and as the ongoing crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating.
Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip
Dec 12, 2023, at 08:36 pm
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday, amid reports of intense fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza City and Jabalia in the north of the Strip, and in Khan Younis in the south, while Israeli bombardment of the enclave has continued.
UN chief Antonio Guterres says he will not give up appealing for Gaza-Israel humanitarian ceasefire
Dec 11, 2023, at 02:59 am
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that inaction on the Security Council was undermining its credibility.
Dec 10, 2023, at 11:42 pm
The US State Department on Friday (December 8, 2023) transmitted an emergency declaration for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, media reports said.
US vetoes UN ceasefire bid amid ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict
Dec 09, 2023, at 03:35 pm
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
Dec 08, 2023, at 03:10 pm
Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday (December 7, 2023).
Israel kills five top Hamas commanders seen in rare photo
Dec 08, 2023, at 03:30 am
Gaza: Israel has killed five top Hamas commanders, including the head of Hamas’s aerial division, two battalion commanders, a brigade commander, and a deputy brigade commander, the New York Times reported citing the Israeli military.
Hamas attack on October 7: Israel revokes UN humanitarian official's visa
Dec 06, 2023, at 09:29 pm
The Israeli government on Wednesday cancelled the visa for UN’s humanitarian coordinator in the Palestinian territories Lynn Hastings after she refused to speak against Hamas.
UNRWA says more than 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza
Dec 06, 2023, at 08:46 pm
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas members.
65 Palestinians killed in intensified Israeli attacks on central, southern Gaza
Dec 06, 2023, at 06:19 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: At least 65 Palestinians were killed, and hundreds of others were wounded on Tuesday as a result of the Israeli attacks that targeted central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said.