Gaza

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - Head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini said on Sunday that the tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis. Mr.…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Thursday strongly condemned continuous US airstrikes on Yemen and intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza. His remarks came after US airstrikes on Houthi…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – Israel on Tuesday launched a series of heavy airstrikes on Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip, marked the first major military operation since the ceasefire began on January 19. The renewed offensive began…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN Security Council President and the Danish Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting on the situation in Gaza crisis in the aftermath of the Israeli airstrikes.…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UNICEF on Monday warned that 2.4 million children in the occupied Palestinian territory have been affected by the ongoing conflict and violence. UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Friday that the UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON - The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Sunday that its Air Force attacked suspects attempting to retrieve a drone in southern Gaza from Israel. It added that the drone “was being monitored” by…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger. UN…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza must be based on a clear and agreed political framework, not just bricks and mortar. He was…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN aid coordination office, OCHA on Monday said that Israel’s action to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the…