[ad_1] The line of blocked aid trucks stuck on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip while Palestinians face starvation on the other side is a “moral outrage”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on a visit to the Rafah crossing. “I have come to Rafah to shine a spotlight on the pain…
[ad_1] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday called for a humanitarian cease-fire amid growing concerns about an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, Baerbock said they will be discussing the latest developments in the region, and ongoing diplomatic efforts. “We need a humanitarian…
[ad_1] Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 134th day — has killed at least 28,775 Palestinians and wounded 68,552 others, as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders proposes arms embargo against Israel in response to its brutal war on besieged Gaza. UN humanitarian officials say Palestinians in Gaza’s southern city of…
[ad_1] Negotiations to pause the Israeli aggression against Palestinians and free the prisoners held by Hamas headed into a second day in Cairo on Wednesday, as displaced Gazans braced for an expected Israeli assault on their last refuge of Rafah. A Hamas source disclosed that a delegation was headed to the Egyptian capital to meet…
[ad_1] US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah kept up pressure for a Gaza Strip ceasefire as senior mediators were to resume work on Tuesday on an Israel-Hamas truce agreement, with the threat of an Israeli ground offensive looming in Rafah. Senior officials from the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar were expected to meet…
[ad_1] A senior Hamas official said Sunday that Israel’s possible ground invasion of Rafah will undermine the hostage negotiations. An unnamed Hamas official told the arab media that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to avoid fulfilling the responsibilities of the exchange agreement by committing genocide and causing a new humanitarian disaster in Rafah….
[ad_1] The UK Foreign Minister David Cameron on Saturday said he is “deeply concerned” about the prospect of an Israeli military offensive in Rafah, as “over half of Gaza’s population are sheltering in the area.” “The priority must be an immediate pause in the fighting to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards…
[ad_1] The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Tuesday that Israel’s invasion of the densely populated southern city of Rafah would constitute a war crime. “We, as the UN and member states, can bear witness,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists. “We can make it clear that under international humanitarian law, indiscriminate bombing of…
[ad_1] More than 100 Palestinians were martyred over the past 24 hours in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, including a missile strike on a residential building in Rafah. An Israeli siege has sparked acute shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel in Gaza, where the health system is collapsing. The head of the UN agency for…
[ad_1] Israel continues relentless bombing on besieged Gaza and at least 23 Palestinians were martyred in Israeli air strikes in the city of Rafah. According to international media reports, at least 23 people have been reportedly martyred, including seven children, in the bombing of the city of Rafah by Israeli forces. Palestinian medical sources are…
