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Over 200 dead in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza: Health ministry
Intense Israeli strikes killed more than 200 people overnight in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory said Monday ... Middle East -
‘Enough is enough’: 18 organizations, UN groups demand ceasefire in joint statement
The heads of 18 UN and non-UN humanitarian organizations have issued a rare joint statement calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in ... Middle East -
World Bank to host climate ‘loss and damage’ fund amid concerns
Countries moved a step closer on Saturday to getting a fund off the ground to help poor states damaged by climate disasters, despite reservations from ... World News -
Average Palestinian in Gaza living on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says
The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the United Nations had stockpiled in the region, yet the main ... Middle East -
‘Some progress’ in talks on letting fuel into Gaza, UN aid chief says
The United Nations aid chief said on Friday that there had been “some progress” in ongoing negotiations to allow fuel into the Israeli-besieged Gaza ... Middle East -
UN ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel sending back Palestinian workers to Gaza
The UN voiced concern as Israel Friday began sending back to Gaza thousands of Palestinian workers who had been stuck in Israel since the start of ... Middle East -
UN launches $1.2 bln aid appeal to help Gaza, West Bank residents
The UN on Friday launched an emergency aid appeal seeking $1.2 billion to help some 2.7 million people in Gaza and the West Bank.“The cost of meeting ... Middle East -
Morocco slams ‘inaction’ over Gaza from international community, UN
Morocco expressed “great concern and deep indignation” over “the worsening of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,” a foreign ministry ... Middle East -
Israeli military surrounds Gaza City as conflict escalates
Israel’s military said Thursday its forces have surrounded the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City after a day that saw the Palestinian territory pounded by ... Middle East -
Gaza health ministry says 27 killed in Israel strike near UN school
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday at least 27 people were killed in an Israeli strike near a UN school in the Jabalia refugee ... Middle East -
‘A curse to be a parent in Gaza’: Over 3,600 children killed by Israel in 25 days
Israel has killed more than 3,600 Palestinian children in the first 25 days of its war on the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry.They were ... Middle East -
Iran executing people at ‘alarming rate,’ up by 30 percent: UN report
Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations ... Middle East -
UN: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza’s largest refugee camp ‘could amount to war crimes’
Deadly Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip’s largest refugee camp “could amount to war crimes,” the UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday. ... Middle East -
UN says will ‘stay with Palestinians’ in Gaza after witnessing desperate conditions
The United Nations will remain steadfast in supporting Palestinians in Gaza, a top aid official said Wednesday during the first such trip to the ... Middle East -
‘No winners’ in war where thousands of children killed, UN committee says
The committee calls for an end to the devastating harm being wreaked on children’s lives in the occupied Palestinian territory. We add our voice to those calling for an immediate ceasefire, the UN committee says World News -
Top UN human rights official resigns over ‘textbook case of genocide’ in Gaza
The director of the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has resigned over the organization’s response to the humanitarian crisis ... Middle East -
Attack on Jabalia reveals world’s failure to exert pressure on Israel: Saudi Arabia
The deadly attack on Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza is the result of the international community’s failure to pressure Israel into agreeing to an ... Saudi Arabia -
UN chief warns humanitarian law not ‘an a la carte menu’ in context of Gaza situation
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appealed for the protection of civilians caught in the conflict between Israel and ... Middle East -
Israel army says engaged in ‘fierce battles’ with Hamas ‘deep inside’ Gaza Strip
Israeli troops and Hamas militants engaged Tuesday in “fierce battles” in Gaza, where the dire humanitarian crisis spiraled and tearful Palestinian ... Middle East -
WHO warns of ‘imminent public health catastrophe’ in Gaza as services break down
A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, amid overcrowding, mass displacement and ... Middle East -
‘Hell on earth’: One child killed every five minutes in Gaza, says Palestine UN envoy
One Palestinian child is killed every five minutes in Gaza in Israeli airstrikes, Palestine’s United Nations envoy told a Security Council session on ... Middle East -
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza ongoing as military incursion deepens
Smoke was seen rising over Gaza on Tuesday morning as Israeli airstrikes continued and the military expanded its incursion deeper into the northern ... Middle East -
UNRWA chief: Forced displacement, collective punishment happening in Gaza
The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) warned the Security Council on Monday that Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip ... Middle East -
UN reports 6.9 mln people displaced within DR Congo
Efforts are intensified to address the complex and persistent crisis in the DRC as the number of internally displaced people climbs to 6.9 million people across the country, the highest number recorded yet, IOM says World News -
Israel blocking Gaza aid may constitute as a crime: ICC
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid constitutes as a crime within the court jurisdiction, ... Middle East -
UN says only 33 aid trucks entered Gaza on October 29
Thirty-three aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, the largest convoy to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory since Israel began restricting the ... Middle East -
UN chief warns Gaza growing more desperate ‘by the hour’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned the situation in Hamas-ruled Gaza is declining rapidly as he repeated desperate appeals for a ... Middle East -
Blackout severs Gaza from the world, leaving residents isolated and vulnerable
The Israeli authorities have cut off landline, cellular, and internet communications, severely affecting our essential emergency medical services, the Palestine Red Crescent Society says Middle East -
UN warns of ‘potential for thousands more civilians to die’ in Gaza
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Saturday there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die as Israel presses ... Middle East -
UN concerned ‘war crimes are being committed’ in Israel-Hamas conflict
The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.The UN ... Middle East