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. IDF said the crossing is used by Gazans daily to enter Israel for work and medical treatment in Israeli hospitals. “This massive tunnel system branches […]
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Hamas will not negotiate issue of releasing hostages until Israel stops Gaza operation
Hamas on Saturday (December 16, 2023) said that it would not negotiate a hostage exchange until Israel ended its military operation in the Gaza Strip. “The Hamas movement reiterates its position not to conduct any negotiations on the exchange of prisoners until the military operation against our people finally ends,” the Palestine group said in […]
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Gaza hospital capacity decimated, says WHO
The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (December 12, 2023), highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave. Briefing reporters from Gaza, Richard Peeperkorn, WHO’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, […]
Israel-Hamas conflict: UN General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The UN General Assembly met on Tuesday (December 12, 2023) afternoon in Emergency Special Session on the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict and as the ongoing crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating. Member States adopted a resolution, demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and well as “ensuring […]
I will not give up: UN chief Antonio Guterres vows to pursue ceasefire in Gaza
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 preeminent forum for the peaceful resolution of international disputes is paralysed by geostrategic divisions”, António Guterres told the Doha Forum taking place in […]
USA: Government bypasses Congress to send thousands of munitions to Israel amid ongoing conflict against Hamas
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. The US government reportedly bypassed the standard 20-day period that congressional committees are typically afforded to review such a sale. A source with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN […]
Israel-Hamas conflict: US vetoes resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
The United States on Friday (December 8, 2023) vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday (December 8, 2023) morning New York time to discuss the catastrophic situation in Gaza. This follows Wednesday’s (December 6, 2023) urgent letter by Secretary-General António […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: Gaza fighting continues amid ‘apocalyptic’ conditions; Security Council to meet Friday
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). In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and […]
600,000 ordered to evacuate in southern Gaza: UNRWA
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Hamas members and Israel military. “There is nowhere to go as shelters, including @UNRWA, are beyond & over their capacity,” he said. The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN […]
Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in south Gaza, says UN
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday (November 4, 2023) said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”. The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, […]
