“Yet another reason is, if we needed one, for all of these sites to be fully investigated, in a way that is credible and independent,” Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said at a press briefing when asked about the uncovering of at least 283 bodies of people from a mass grave at the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis.
“Israel must declare the war over, we have taken our troops out of Gaza anyway, there is no way to destroy it completely, and entering Rafah will not help. If you don’t realise it, we have already lost,” he said in the interview published yesterday.
Outlining how dangerous the situation in the Strip is, Abu Hasna Hadrat Al-Muwatin (Dear Citizen) programme on AlHadath AlYoum satellite channel: “Every ten minutes a child is killed in Gaza, and every day 67 women are killed, including 37 mothers. We are talking about hundreds of orphans. There are about 18,000 orphans who have lost everything; family,...
Major General Aharon Haliva, a 38-year veteran of the military, was one of a number of senior Israeli commanders who said they had failed to foresee and prevent the deadliest attack in Israel’s history.
In a statement, Regional Director of UNICEF, Adele Khodr, said that “in the past 72 three Palestinian children were killed in the latest military operation in Tulkarem in the West Bank and at least another 14 children were reportedly killed in Rafah, Gaza.”
The report, which could prompt some donors to review funding freezes, also said Israel had yet to provide supporting evidence for its claim that a significant number of UNRWA staff was members of terrorist organisations.
Speaking to the media yesterday, Basal said over 150 bodies were found and around 500 people were reported missing in the aftermath of the Khan Yunis massacre following the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces.
In a tweet on its X account, the UN office announced that two-thirds of the coordinated humanitarian missions in Gaza are facing obstacles or delays by Israeli occupation authorities. On average, it said, each mission encountered delays of at least five hours before being allowed to proceed.
“This is a very unusual situation, which is accentuated by the fact that this is the first genocide that the liberal democracies of the West have endorsed and supported,” Richard Falk, a Professor emeritus of International Law at Princeton University, told Anadolu, accusing them of “double standards”.
In a separate statement, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women conveyed that “one child is injured or dies every ten minutes” in Gaza. The statement added that more than 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since the war began, with 6,000 of them leaving 19,000 orphaned children behind. UNICEF communications specialist ...
UNHCR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said in a press conference at the United Nations office in Geneva that “resolving the catastrophic situation experienced by civilians in Gaza must remain a priority.”
Despite the heavy burden placed on medical personnel who opted to resist evacuation orders issued by the Israel occupation forces, they explained, their “resilience” has saved “many” patients. “Many suggest [that] these clinicians should receive the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Briefing about Iran's last night retaliatory attack on Israel during his presser, Amir-Abdollahian emphasized that in its response to Israeli aggression, Iran didn't target any civilian.
“The de-confliction mechanism is not working,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, who represents the UN agency, referring to its efforts to navigate through the months-long conflict, which began last 7 October.
"It is becoming very hot there," Jamie McGoldrick added, "People are getting much less water than they need, and as a result, there have been waterborne diseases due to lack of safe and clean water and the disruption of the sanitation systems."
Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said “we must fervently do everything” to avoid such an outflow of the Gazan population.