More than 70 people have been killed after Israeli forces fired at Palestinians collecting food aid in the Gaza Strip, taking the total death toll to more than 30,000 since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza nearly five months…
Israeli strikes kill 13 in southern Gaza town that could be next target in war
Israeli air strikes killed more than a dozen people overnight and into Thursday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’s ceasefire terms and vowed to expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town.…
Israel’s army chief says Gaza conflict to continue throughout 2024
Israel’s military chief said the conflict in Gaza, persisting for three months already, would likely last throughout 2024 and spill over to other fronts. Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), made the remarks during…
UN emergency relief agency says unable to deliver vital Gaza aid
UN emergency relief agency OCHA says aid organisations have not been able to deliver urgently needed life-saving assistance to northern Gaza for days. OCHA said that UN and partner organisations had been unable to deliver humanitarian aid to North of…
Gaza a total failure of our shared humanity- Norwegian Refugee Council
Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, on Tuesday said that the Gaza war “ranks amongst the worst assaults on any civilian population in our time and age.’’ Egeland said in a statement that severe restrictions on aid…
Egypt: 7,000 foreign passport holders waiting to leave Gaza Strip
Around 7,000 foreign passport holders from 60 countries are waiting to leave the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry invited representatives of foreign embassies to a meeting in Cairo to provide information about the documents…
Russia’s Lavrov optimistic of negotiations between Israel, Palestine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that Israel and Palestine will start negotiations and take into account the UN Security Council’s decisions. “I hope everyone (Israel and Palestine) will come to reason and join the negotiating table,” the foreign…
6 Palestinians killed in latest clash against Israel in West Bank, Gaza Strip
Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank and unrest in the Gaza Strip have killed six Palestinians, Palestinian health officials said Wednesday, the latest spike in a wave of violence that has roiled the region for more than a…
UN chief concerned about latest developments in Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is following with deep concern the latest security developments in Gaza, the ongoing escalation and risk of further loss of lives. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for Guterres, said in a statement that the secretary-general condemned…
Iran strongly condemns Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza Strip
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip earlier in the day. In a statement posted on the ministry’s website, Nasser Kanaani highlighted the necessity of an immediate, effective, deterrent and coordinated…