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.
Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza nears 20,000
Dec 21, 2023, at 05:11 am
Gaza: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 19,667, and 52,586 others have been wounded since October 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
Israel plans to end operations in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis in 3-4 weeks
Dec 10, 2023, at 07:06 am
Jerusalem: Military operations by the Israeli army in the southern Gaza Strip's largest city of Khan Yunis might end in three to four weeks, Axios reported, citing a senior Israeli defense official.
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.
UN says aid access to north entirely blocked as war spikes in south Gaza
Dec 05, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”.
WHO says more than 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza
Dec 05, 2023, at 03:09 pm
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28.
Israel-Hamas conflict: IDF discovers 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza Strip, destroys 500 of them
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:01 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said it discovered 800 tunnel shafts in the Gaza Strip since it began a ground offensive targeting the Hamas members late in October.
Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue
Dec 04, 2023, at 05:34 am
The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between Palestinians and Israelis to be found, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday.
Israel calls back negotiators from Qatar after hostage talks hit impasse
Dec 03, 2023, at 02:20 am
Gaza: Israel and Hamas rejected international appeals to extend an expired ceasefire on Saturday, with Gaza being subjected to air strikes while Palestinian groups fired numerous rockets, AFP reported.
Emmanuel Macron to visit Qatar for talks on Israel-Hamas conflict
Dec 02, 2023, at 10:35 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday is scheduled to pay a diplomatic visit to Qatar, a key mediator in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and the broker of their truce and hostage deal.
Israel-Hamas crisis: IDF strikes 400 targets in Gaza Strip
Dec 02, 2023, at 09:38 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday (December 2, 2023) said that it has carried out airstrikes against 400 targets across the Gaza Strip since the temporary truce ended.
Israeli missile strike targets Syrian capital
Dec 02, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Damascus/UNI: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria, according to the national Syrian TV.
Several hostages, including grandfather and a kindergarten teacher, killed in Hamas captivity
Dec 02, 2023, at 04:05 pm
Several hostages, including an elderly grandfather and a female kindergarten teacher, have died in Hamas captivity, confirmed Israel Defense Forces on Friday.
Palestine-Israel crisis: Shock and terror haunt Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes
Dec 02, 2023, at 02:39 pm
As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians vowed to stay and help all those in need, while reiterating “nowhere is safe from attacks” in the war-shattered enclave.
Israel intends to kill top 3 Hamas leaders as part of operation in Gaza
Dec 02, 2023, at 07:44 am
Gaza: Israel plans to eliminate the top three commanders of Hamas, including the movement's leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, as part of the ongoing military operation in the Palestinian enclave, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the strategy.
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza exceeds 109 in a single day after fighting resumes
Dec 02, 2023, at 02:59 am
The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday has exceeded 109, the enclave's Health Ministry said.