Conflict

Israel-Gaza crisis: Top Hamas commander Bilal al Qadr killed, confirms IDF

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said top Hamas commander Bilal al Qadr has been killed. more

UN officials call for children’s rights to be respected in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

New York: Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all ...

Urgent action needed to avoid war, alleviate suffering in Gaza – UN envoy tells Security Council

New York: Gaza is on the verge of collapse and its people becoming increasingly desperate, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday, urging international action to av ...

Force used against protesters in Gaza ‘wholly disproportionate’ says UN human rights chief

New York, May 19: A special session of the UN Human Rights Council has ended with a resolution by Member States to investigate weeks of violence on the Israeli border with Gaza, which has ...

End ‘cycle of violence’ in Gaza, UN deputy chief tells forum on Palestine

New York: The “cycle of violence” in Gaza serves no one and it must end, the United Nations deputy chief said on Thursday, calling on everyone with a stake in Middle East peac ...

Security Council calls for calm following deadly Gaza clashes; diplomats debate US embassy move

New York, May: The United Nations Security Council, in an emergency meeting on Tuesday, called for calm along the border of the Gaza Strip following Monday’s deadly clashes, in whic ...

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