Category: 2. Middle East

The UN humanitarian office warned today that aid deliveries into Gaza remain severely restricted, describing the current flow of food as a “trickle” into an area facing catastrophic levels of hunger.

“It is drip-feeding food into an area on the verge of catastrophic hunger,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), during a press briefing in Geneva. “It’s not a flood.”

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Egypt has denied that a controversial court ruling over Sinai’s Saint Catherine monastery threatens the UNESCO world heritage landmark, after Greek and church authorities warned of the sacred site’s status.

A court in Sinai ruled on Wednesday in a land dispute between the monastery and the South Sinai governorate that the monastery “is entitled to use” the land, which “the state owns as public property”.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s office defended the ruling Thursday, saying it…

The Israeli-American backed aid distribution process in Gaza has turned into “complete chaos”,  Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, warned, calling for the UN to be allowed to carry out its mandate in the besieged enclave.

In an op-ed published in the New York Times yesterday, Russell said: “As the chaotic scenes made clear, rather than increasing access to lifesaving supplies, the new aid…

The UN warned Friday that the entire population of Gaza was at risk of famine, as an Israeli far-right minister urged the use of “full force” against Hamas.

Negotiations to end nearly 20 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March following a short-lived truce.

Israel recently intensified its offensive in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Hamas, drawing global condemnation over the dire humanitarian conditions in…

An Israeli far-right minister said on Friday it was time to use “full force” in Gaza, after Hamas said a new US-backed truce proposal failed to meet its demands.

Negotiations to end nearly 20 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March ending a six-week truce.

Israel recently intensified its offensive in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack triggered the war.

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The UN warned on Friday that the entire population of Gaza is at risk of famine, as Israel vowed to build a “Jewish Israeli state” in the occupied West Bank.

Israel has faced mounting international pressure over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where the UN says only a trickle of aid has been allowed in after a more than two-month blockade.

Negotiations to end nearly 20 months of war in Gaza have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in March following a…

The Israeli occupation army has ordered Palestinians living in five areas of  Gaza City and the northern Gaza governorate to evacuate immediately, as it expands its military operations in the ongoing assault on the territory.

In a post on X, army spokesperson Avichay Adraee urged residents in the targeted areas to “evacuate immediately to the west”.

“To all residents of the Gaza Strip who are in the areas of Al-Atatra, Jabalia Al-Balad, Al-Shujaiyy’ia,…

The Israeli occupation army reported today that one of its soldiers was seriously injured during a battle in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday.

According to the Israeli army, a total of 858 soldiers have been killed since the start of its genocidal war in October 2023, including 416 in ground battles in Gaza.

Another 5,911 soldiers have been wounded, with 2,683 in ground offensives inside the enclave.

Israel has pursued a devastating offensive in Gaza since…