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Crisis in Gaza: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief

As the Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for a long-delayed vote on a pause in fighting to allow more aid into Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Türk added his voice to deep concerns over the rising threat of famine across the Strip. more

Israel-Hamas conflict: Gaza doctors 'terrified of deadly disease outbreak amid aid teams race to deliver

As the pause in fighting in Gaza appeared to enter a fifth day on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that aid deliveries needed to multiply immediately to save the lives of the injured and ...

Israel-Hamas conflict: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks in Gaza

UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip ...

Senior UN official says attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’

Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hos ...

Shani Louk: 23-year-old German woman, who was kidnapped and paraded naked by Hamas, found dead, confirms Israel govt

A German woman, who was kidnapped by Hamas members on October 7, has died and her body was recovered by Israeli troops in Gaza, Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday.

Palestine refugees' relief chief warns Security Council money to fund Gaza operations will run out in mid-June

New York: The head of the UN relief and works agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) warned on Wednesday that despite weathering a “truly existential crisis” over funding last ...

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