Israelis Advance on Gaza City, as Netanyahu Rejects Cease-Fire
Israel’s leaders vowed to destroy Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, after the deadly Oct. 7 attack, and Israeli ground forces are closing in on the city from three directions.
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Biden’s Support for Israel Now Comes With Words of Caution
The administration has become more critical of Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks, a shift that U.S. officials attribute to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
UN agency ‘immensely worried’ after losing contact to staff in Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has lost contact with its staff in Gaza amid the Israeli bombardment of the coastal strip. UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said he had lost contac…
With Fuel Shortages in Gaza, U.N. Aid Group May Shut Down Operations
A U.N. agency that has offered a wartime lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians warned of “tough decisions” ahead if it cannot get fuel.
Israel Calls For U.N. Secretary General Guterres to Resign
Israel called for the U.N. secretary general to resign after he said that Hamas’s “appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.”
Israel Calls For The Resignation Of The UN Secretary General Over Remarks On The Gaza War
BBC: Israel demands UN chief resign over Hamas attack comments Israel has reacted angrily to comments made by the UN secretary general about the Gaza war at the Security Council.
António Guterres said on Tuesday that he condemned unequi…
UN warns Gaza aid operation will soon stop if fuel not let in
Crisis worsening by the hour, says UN agency, with Israel blocking supplies on grounds Hamas would use themIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesRelief efforts in Gaza will be forced to stop unless fuel supplies reach the besieged territory, the main U…
UN chief ‘shocked’ by ‘misrepresentation’ of comments in row with Israel
António Guterres had said Hamas attacks had been in context of ‘years of suffocating occupation’ but denied ‘justifying acts of terror’Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesAntónio Guterres, the UN secretary general, was locked in a bitter row with Isr…
UN report: 80% of Gaza inhabitants relied on international aid before war
Unctad outlines conditions last year, with unemployment rate of 45% one of highest in worldIsrael’s blockade hollowed out Gaza’s economy and left 80% of its inhabitants dependent on international aid even before the current crisis erupted, the UN has s…
U.S. Says a Cease-Fire in the Israel War Would Only Benefit Hamas
A White House spokesman said the administration supported humanitarian pauses to allow aid to reach Gaza and civilians to evacuate.