Pro-Palestinian protesters refuse to disband from Columbia University
Pro-Palestinian students have refused to disband from the main campus of Columbia University in the US despite a midnight deadline being set by the institution's president.
Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Independent review panel releases final report on UNRWA
An independent panel released its much-awaited report on Monday about the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), providing 50 recommendations and noting that Israeli authorities have yet to provide proof of their claims that UN staff are involved with terrorist organisations.
Antonio Guterres upholds UNRWA as a ‘lifeline’ following receipt of independent panel’s report
UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, adding that he accepted the final findings of an independent probe into the organisation, launched amid serious unconfirmed allegations of UNRWA collusion with Hamas fighters and as part of efforts to assess whether the agency was doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality.
A Jewish student journalist at Yale University in the United States, who was covering an anti-Israeli protest, was allegedly jabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag on Saturday.
Iran and Israel have decided to step back from engaging in broader conflict as lawmakers in the United States approved new Israeli military aid on Saturday despite growing criticism of its ally over the continuing war in Gaza, media reports said.
US vetoes Palestine’s request UN's full membership
The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.
How a single Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF centre took away 5,000 lives: Report
Gaza: An Israeli air strike on Gaza's largest fertility clinic last December dealt a massive blow to the hopes of infertile couples as the explosion resulted in the destruction of over 4,000 embryos along with 1,000 specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs, reported Reuters.
Hamas ambushes IDF soldiers in Gaza tunnel, four die
At least four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza's Khan Younis area on Saturday (April 6, 2024).
IDF withdraws ground troops from south Gaza as Israel-Hamas conflict enters seventh month
The Israel Defense Forces withdrew its manoeuvring ground forces from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a move made at a time when the conflict between the two groups entered its sixth month.
US urges Israel to allow some Palestinians to return to Northern Gaza
Washington DC/IBNS/UNI: US President Joe Biden's administration is pushing Israel to allow some displaced Gazan civilians to return to the northern part of the enclave amid concerns about the upcoming Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials.
Giving a strong response to Israel, US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked PM Benjamin Netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians in Gaza.
The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza is estimated at around $18.5 billion according to a new report released on Tuesday (April 2, 2024) by the World Bank and the United Nations, with financial support of the European Union.
Three injured in Palestinian stabbing attack in Israel, knifeman shot dead
Jerusalem/UNI: A knife-wielding Palestinian teenager stabbed and seriously wounded three people in a shopping mall in Israel on Sunday before he was shot dead by police officers, said the Israeli police in a statement.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to undergo hernia surgery
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo a hernia surgery on Sunday after it was diagnosed during a routine checkup.