The current situation between Israel and Palestine: The UN’s emergency relief leader presents a 10-point strategy to control the violence.
The proposal from experienced aid leader Martin Griffiths, who leads the UN’s aid coordination office OCHA, comes over a month after Hamas fighters caused the deaths of 1,200 individuals in Israel and abducted approximately 240 hostages. The Israeli siege and…
The United Nations humanitarian workers are stating that the suffering of children in Gaza must come to an end and that hospitals should not be used as battlefields.
On Wednesday morning, she made comments while reports were circulating about an Israeli Defense Forces operation at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. The hospital has experienced power outages, resulting in the deaths of patients, including premature babies. Martin Griffiths, the…
The rise in civilian casualties in Ukraine and Myanmar is being fueled by an increase in the usage of land mines.
GENEVA — A recent report by a land-mine monitor revealed that the deployment of anti-personnel land mines in Ukraine and Myanmar by Russia and Myanmar, respectively, resulted in a significant increase in civilian casualties in these countries. According to a…
UPDATE: The crisis at the Gaza hospital persists as heavy rain causes additional concern.
The Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres released a statement expressing his grave concern about the dire conditions and significant loss of life seen in Gaza’s medical facilities. The Secretary-General reiterated the statement, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in…
A scarcity of fuel may impede trucks from delivering aid to Gaza.
Andrea De Domenico, the leader of OCHA’s office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, stated that the current situation is critical as many lives, including newborns in incubators at hospitals, are at risk due to the lack of electricity caused by…
Infants are losing their lives in a hospital in Gaza City amidst the destruction and chaos.
On Sunday evening, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 37 premature infants were moved to a different room at the hospital in Gaza without their incubators. Health workers attempted to warm up the room. As of Monday, six of…
The United Nations agencies in Gaza are calling for global intervention to stop the attacks on hospitals.
The UNFPA, UNICEF, and WHO directors in the region expressed their shock and horror at recent reports of multiple fatalities, including children, in various facilities in Gaza City and other parts of the northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Red Crescent…
The chief of relief condemns attacks on or in the vicinity of hospitals in Gaza as unacceptable and inhumane, and calls for them to cease.
The Israeli military stated that they did not intentionally attack Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, stating that it is located above a Hamas command post. However, they have acknowledged that there is active fighting occurring in the vicinity of the…
The head of UNRWA emphasized the importance of a real possibility for a Palestinian state at an emergency meeting in Saudi Arabia.
Philippe Lazzarini spoke at a special meeting organized by the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, urging immediate assistance for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in three key areas. He urged leaders at the Arab-Islamic summit…
The Security Council is scheduled to convene again to discuss the ongoing crisis in Israel and Palestine. This update is live.
2:20 PM Despite several attempts to develop a unified reaction following the initial terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7th and the subsequent Israeli military operations in Gaza, the Security Council has convened to receive updates from World Health Organization…