Source link The operation in the southern Gaza city is needed to “defeat” the Hamas militant group for good, the Israeli PM insists Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his resolve to launch a new offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, targeting the city of Rafah. The looming operation is absolutely needed to […]
Source link The troops would reportedly take charge of maintaining law and order in the region and escorting humanitarian aid convoys Israel is considering establishing a multi-national military force in Gaza to take charge of local security, Axios reported on Friday, citing government sources. According to the report, the idea came from Israeli Defense Minister […]
Source link Israel is reportedly standing in the way of discussions for post-war planning in the Palestinian enclave The US has offered funding to partners in the Middle East for a peacekeeping force in Gaza, which would police the Palestinian enclave after the hostilities with Israel are over, Politico reported on Thursday. Gaza has been […]
Source link With famine spreading, the Jewish state must immediately open more border crossing points, the ICJ’s judges have ruled The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to allow uninterrupted shipments of food into Gaza. Before issuing the legally-binding order, the Hague-based court warned that “famine is setting in” in the besieged enclave. […]
Source link Washington was in a difficult position at the UN Security Council over its traditional ally In a historic move on Monday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) achieved a breakthrough by passing a binding resolution aimed at securing a “lasting, sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza and advocating the release of all hostages held by […]
Source link Israeli actions in Gaza qualify as genocide on at least three grounds, according to a report by Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur, that was leaked to the public on Monday. Albanese was due to present her report to the council on Tuesday. The pro-Israeli group UN Watch obtained an […]
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Source link Antonio Guterres says keeping thousands of aid trucks away from the Palestinian city of Rafah is a moral outrage UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, while urging countries to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid.” The UN chief paid a visit on Saturday to the […]
Source link The bloc’s leaders have called for an “immediate” humanitarian pause in Israel’s military operation UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged EU leaders to show the same concern for civilians in Gaza as in Ukraine. While the EU has funnelled tens of billions of euros into repelling Russian forces in Ukraine, it is only […]
Source link A UN-backed report warns that mass death is imminent without an immediate ceasefire and food supplies Northern Gaza has already exceeded famine levels, the global hunger monitor said on Monday. Around 300,000 people remain trapped in the Palestinian enclave amid Israeli bombardment. The UN-backed report also warned that more than 70% of Gaza’s […]
Source link The Israeli military has claimed it will move civilians to safer areas in the enclave before launching its Rafah offensive Many of the displaced civilians crowded into the Gaza Strip’s southern tip will be directed into safe zones in the center of the Palestinian enclave before a major ground offensive begins to eliminate […]
Source link Israel’s war on Hamas is “a war on children,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini has declared More children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October than have died in every global conflict between 2019 and 2022 combined, according to figures released by the UN on Tuesday. Over 12,300 children have been […]
Source link The Israeli PM has promised an assault on the Palestinian city of Rafah, despite international calls for a ceasefire to spare civilian lives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his goal to completely eliminate the Palestinian Hamas movement, insisting that no amount of international pressure and criticism of collateral civilian casualties will stop […]
Source link Waiting Palestinians were crushed by a food package after its parachute malfunctioned Five people, including two children, were killed by a malfunctioning airdrop in Gaza on Friday, the local health ministry has said. They were reportedly crushed by a pallet of food supplies when its parachute failed to properly deploy. US, French, Dutch, […]
Source link The US military will build a temporary pier on the Palestinian enclave’s coast, the president said The US Army will construct a temporary pier on the Gazan coast in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave, President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address on Thursday night. […]