Gaza conflict: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief
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
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.
IDF finds 'biggest' Hamas tunnel in Gaza Strip
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
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
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.
Palestine-Israel crisis: IDF says it 'mistakenly' killed three hostages in Gaza
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
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.
'Gaza war to continue with or without international support': Israel
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.
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
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.
Two-state solution is the only thing that Iran and Israel oppose, says Iranian FM
Doha (Qatar): The two-state solution is the only thing that Iran and Israel do not believe in, Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday via translation at an international forum in Doha.
UN chief Antonio Guterres says he will not give up appealing for Gaza-Israel humanitarian ceasefire
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.
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
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
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).