Gaza City suffering escalates as Israeli strikes inflict more heavy casualties

This article is published in association with United Nations. While the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza City ramps up, conditions in the south of the war-torn enclave are so cramped that displaced and starving Gazans are sleeping on rubble-strewn open ground, UN aid teams said on Thursday. “Intensified strikes on Gaza City, including on tents, residential […]

Offensive shutters nearly half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City

This article is published in association with United Nations. Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas have led to the shuttering of almost half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City, the northern area of the Strip where famine was declared a month ago. That’s according to the UN humanitarian aid coordination office, OCHA, and […]

Gaza City lifelines collapsing, UN aid agency warns

This article is published in association with United Nations. The last remaining lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel ramps up military operations, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday.  The warning comes as the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA renewed his call for foreign […]

UN condemns ‘deadly escalation’ in Gaza City

This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has condemned the deadly Israeli military offensive in Gaza City that occurred this past weekend, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday. The situation “is having an appalling impact on civilians enduring suffering and starvation,” he told journalists in New York. “The United Nations condemns […]

Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

This article is published in association with United Nations. People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday.  Tess Ingram, Communications Manager for UNICEF Middle East and North Africa, is in the […]

Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war in Gaza to ensure a better future for children there and the entire region. Muhannad Hadi, who is also the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, […]

Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalation

This article is published in association with United Nations. Ongoing heavy fighting in northern Gaza has now forced an estimated 84,000 people to flee eastern Gaza City in a matter of days, while also cutting off access to a key aid distribution hub, UN humanitarians said on Monday. The exodus from Gaza City’s eastern Shujaiya district […]

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