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‘Deadly blockade’ leaves Gaza aid work on verge of collapse: UN, Red Cross

Flag of UN organisation (Image: AP) GENEVA: Two months into Israel’s full blockade on aid into Gaza, humanitarians described Friday horrific scenes of starving, bloodied children and people fighting over water, with aid operations on the “verge of total collapse”.The United Nations and the Red Cross sounded the alarm at the dire situation in the […]

UN says over 50 Gaza aid workers faced abuse in Israeli detention | World News

GAZA CITY: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday said more than 50 of its staff in Gaza were abused and used as human shields while in Israeli military detention.“Since the start of the war in October 2023, over 50 UNRWA staff among them teachers, doctors, social workers, have been detained and abused,” […]

No fruits, vegetables, milk or meat left in Gaza markets as WFP runs out of food stocks

UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s blockade. (AP photo) The World Food Programme has exhausted its food reserves in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s nearly eight-week blockade, terminating a vital source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. The WFP announced that it has distributed its […]

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble

Representative image (AI-generated) DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble. Separate strikes on Tuesday killed two people in Lebanon. Israel’s 18-month offensive against Hamas has destroyed vast areas of […]

Israel says, ‘breach of orders’ led to Gaza medics’ deaths, dismisses deputy commander

The Israeli military has concluded that the killing of 15 emergency responders in Gaza on March 23 was the result of an “operational misunderstanding” and a breach of orders, according to the findings of an internal investigation released Sunday.The probe determined that troops believed they were under threat from enemy forces at the time of […]

Israel’s Military Cites ‘Professional Failures’ in Killings of Gaza Medics

The Israeli military said Sunday that an investigation into its soldiers’ deadly attack on medics in Gaza last month had identified “several professional failures” and that a commander would be dismissed. The military had previously acknowledged carrying out the attack in Rafah, southern Gaza, that killed 14 rescue workers and a United Nations employee who […]

‘Israel has no choice but to continue fighting,’ says Netanyahu as Gaza airstrikes kill 90 Palestinians in 48 hours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that Israel has “no choice” but to continue its military campaign in Gaza. He pledged to press ahead until Hamas is destroyed, the hostages are freed, and the region no longer poses a threat.Netanyahu has been facing pressure, with frustration growing among the families of Israeli hostages, […]

Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza, first since ceasefire with Hamas collapsed

The Israeli military announced on Saturday an Israeli soldier was killed and three were severely injured during combat in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) identified the soldier as Warrant Officer Ghaleb Sliman Al-Nasasra.“Warrant Officer G’haleb Sliman Alnasasra, aged 35 from the Bedouin community in Rahat, a tracker in the Northern Brigade, Gaza Division, […]

US Visa News: Why Gaza visit after 2007 may make you ineligible for a US visa

If you have visited Gaza after 2007, you social media will be scrutinized by US visa authorities. Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri was arrested by the Donald Trump administration because of his alleged Hamas connection. His wife’s father was a former Hamas adviser, and they met in Gaza in 2011 when Suri went to Gaza […]

Gaza Airstrikes: Gaza: At least 64 killed in Israeli attacks since Friday morning

Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) GAZA CITY: At least 64 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Friday morning and the number of casualties continues to rise, according to medical sources quoted by Al Jazeera.The United Nations’ World Food Programme has issued an urgent warning, saying that “Gaza needs food now” as […]