This article is published in association with United Nations. Violent escalation in the Middle East has entered a third day as coordinated US and Israeli strikes against Iran aimed at regime change continue to cause loss of life and damage across the region, prompting Iranian missile and drone counter-strikes hitting targets in multiple countries. Explosions, airspace […]MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Strikes continue from US, Israel and Iran as UN urges restraint
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Violent escalation in the Middle East has entered a third day as coordinated US and Israeli strikes against Iran aimed at regime change continue to cause loss of life and damage across the region, prompting Iranian missile and drone counter-strikes hitting targets in multiple countries. Explosions, airspace […]UN strongly condemns Israel’s unauthorised entry of UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem
December 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that Israeli police raided its compound in East Jerusalem early on Monday, representing “a new challenge to international law.” Israeli police accompanied by municipal officials forcibly entered the facility, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on the social media platform X. Police […]Israel has rejected over 100 aid requests since Gaza ceasefire, UN says
November 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations said on Thursday that Israeli authorities have rejected more than 100 requests to bring relief materials into Gaza since the ceasefire began nearly a month ago. “Our partners report that since the ceasefire, the Israeli authorities have rejected 107 requests for the entry of […]UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan
October 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and Hamas have “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, following days of intensive indirect negotiations in Egypt. President Trump announced on social media late on Wednesday that Hamas […]Israeli air strikes in south Lebanon violate UN resolution
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to refrain from further strikes and fully withdraw from Lebanese territory after Israeli strikes endangered peacekeepers and civilians overnight. The strikes come amid an ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza and continued […]Commission proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel and sanctions on extremist ministers of the Israeli government and violent settlers
September 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following the announcement of President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, the European Commission presented today its proposal to the Council to suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel (“the Agreement”) as well as […]Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide
September 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Senior independent rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, a charge flatly rejected by Tel Aviv. In a new report published against the backdrop of intensifying Israeli military operations in Gaza City, the UN Independent International […]Israeli strike in Doha marks ‘alarming escalation’, warns top UN official, in call to uphold diplomatic norms
September 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Security Council on Thursday heard from the UN’s top political affairs official on Israel’s deadly airstrike in Doha – an “alarming escalation” condemned as a violation of sovereignty that threatens ongoing ceasefire and hostage negotiations in Gaza. Rosemary DiCarlo described Tuesday’s strike in a residential area […]World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As tensions between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel escalate, the UN Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” about the renewed airstrikes on Hudaydah Port conducted by Israel this Monday, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. These strikes occurred while the UN Mission to support the Hudaydah […]Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus
July 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Clashes between Bedouin tribal fighters, caretaker government forces and Druze militias stretched into their fourth day in Sweida on Wednesday while Israeli forces struck the Syrian capital, Damascus. News reports estimate that the sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, south of the capital, has […]Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
June 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. “The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission […]G7 Leaders’ statement on recent developments between Israel and Iran
June 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this context, we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel. We also affirm the importance […]Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes
June 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the Middle East, a top UN official told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on Friday. The Council cleared its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis, also hearing from […]Gaza is the ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid
June 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday. “Gaza is the hungriest place on Earth,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva, stressing that […]Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza
May 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian principles. Addressing reporters outside the Security Council, António Guterres called once again for […]Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
May 22, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade. Existing supplies of basic necessities have been running dangerously […]Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks
May 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital Damascus and elsewhere is threatening fragile efforts toward peace and political transition. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Friday that the Secretary-General “has been monitoring with alarm the reports of violence in the suburbs of Damascus […]Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief
May 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope. In a powerful statement on Thursday, Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief […]Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court
April 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organizations in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The ICJ, which sits in The Hague and is the UN’s top court, is expected […]Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system
April 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave. Several staff members, including two nurses, were injured in the strike on the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Khan Younis according to Gaza’s […]Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians
April 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave. Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters, António Guterres also repeated his call for a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the release […]Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF
March 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday has left Gazans afraid of a return to violence and lifesaving healthcare services under threat, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned. The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian […]Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza
March 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables. That’s according to […]Relief chief in Israel and Palestine: ‘We must be practical, innovative and persistent’
February 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The top UN aid official arrived in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday for a week-long visit, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has reported. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher is in the region as a fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and […]Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect
January 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into force in the coming hours, bringing fundamental changes to its operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the agency and Palestinians they serve in Gaza who spoke with UN News on […]Israel UNRWA ban will undermine Gaza ceasefire, Security Council hears
January 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The implementation of new Israeli laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to take effect on Thursday – will heighten instability and deepen despair in the occupied Palestinian territory, the Security Council has heard. Briefing ambassadors in New York on Tuesday, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe […]Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza
January 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for Israel to enable the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people across the Gaza Strip. Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach Palestinians with vital aid, the agency said, noting […]Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’
January 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians’ access to health and medical care, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday. A report published by […]UN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
November 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that the agreement “can put an end to the violence, destruction and suffering the people of both countries have been experiencing.” […]Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon
October 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an observation tower and the perimeter fence of a UN position earlier on Sunday in Marwahin, in the southern part of the country. A press statement issued by the Mission, formally known […]Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel
October 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday by a top independent human rights panel. It details the obligations […]UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
September 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and displaced, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists at the regular press briefing in New York that operations have resumed in […]West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation
August 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned that the Israeli military’s actions risked further enflaming an “already explosive situation”. The development follows “at least four” airstrikes by the Israeli Security Forces […]
