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 […]Gaza City suffering escalates as Israeli strikes inflict more heavy casualties
September 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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 […]Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
June 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Israeli military’s destruction of Gaza’s education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigative body said on Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies warned of continued mass suffering across the Strip. The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission […]Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Senior human rights investigators reporting to the UN Human Rights Council alleged on Thursday that sexual and gender-based violence by Israeli security forces against Palestinians – including children – have been increasingly used “as a method of war” following the 7 October 2023 attacks that sparked the […]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 […]UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria
March 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement. Geir Pedersen said in a statement that “such actions are unacceptable and risk further destabilising an […]UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
February 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely. “Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply […]Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’
October 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After a weekend of continuing Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip and especially the north, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that the already dire aid situation “is only getting worse”. UNRWA, the largest UN aid agency in Gaza, reported “no improvements” at Kerem Shalom, the main […]Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The UN health agency said pauses in the bombardment are key. “Humanitarian pauses are essential for its success, allowing […]Gaza: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting
July 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from a humanitarian hub, UN agencies said on Tuesday, as thousands continue to face displacement amid the ongoing war. Reports of strikes landing near an aid centre in Deir Al-Balah came from the […]After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike
July 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. /The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school. “Another day. Another month. Another school hit,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the largest aid agency in Gaza, in a post […]Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics in Gaza
June 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the Israeli army’s conduct in Gaza and pushed back at claims that their inquiry has done too little to highlight the ongoing ordeal of hostages captured by Palestinian militants. “People from the north […]
