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UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity'

Date: 2024-04-06 14:36:42 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10652612

NEW YORK, April 6 (MENA) - Israel’s war in Gaza has escalated into a “betrayal of humanity”, the UN’s humanitarian chief said on Saturday. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the outgoing ....

UN agencies planning post-war reconstruction & recovery of Gaza: ReliefWeb

Date: 2024-04-06 14:27:51 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10652526

NEW YORK, April 6 (MENA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the massacre of Israeli and other citizens by Hamas on 7 October 2023 makes for grim reading – with over 33,000 people killed and more than ....

46 Palestinians killed in Gaza over past 24 hours

Date: 2024-04-06 14:18:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10652605

GAZA CITY, April 6 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the documented killing of at least 46 Palestinians and the injury of 65 others, Wafa news agency ....

Six months of Gaza War: 33,000 martyrs expose failure of int'l community

Date: 2024-04-06 14:16:47 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10652481

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Six months following the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, the death toll of Palestinians has raised to 33,000 alongside several thousands remain trapped under the rubble, exposing the failure of the international community ....

It’s too early to determine cost of reconstruction in Gaza in light of ongoing Israeli aggression

Date: 2024-04-06 13:33:35 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10652522

NEW YORK, April 6 (MENA) – It is too early to say how much it will cost to rebuild Gaza as the destruction is continuing, said Rami Alazzeh, economist with the Assistance to the Palestinian People Unit at the UN Conference on Trade and Development ....

Biden says Israel is doing what he demanded on Gaza

Date: 2024-04-05 20:40:15 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10651846

WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel is responding to his demand for actions to limit humanitarian suffering in Gaza -- changes the White House said need to be "meaningful" in order for Israel to avoid a change ....

Jordan's FM urges opening all crossings to Gaza

Date: 2024-04-05 19:54:26 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10651807

AMMAN, April 5 (MENA) - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has said all land crossings to Gaza must be opened and a ceasefire must begin now. "UN must be in charge of all humanitarian operations & have full access. Any thing short of ....

UN rights council calls for halt to arms sales to Israel

Date: 2024-04-05 19:10:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10651785

WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - The UN's top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel in a resolution passed Friday that aims to help prevent rights violations against Palestinians amid the Israeli blistering ....

UN chief urges Israel to change military strategy in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-05 18:39:55 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10651755

NEW YORK, April 5 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Israel to change its military strategy and procedures being used in Gaza that led to so many aid workers being killed. In a press conference on Friday, Guterres said: ....

No separate US investigation into Israeli's killing of food aid workers in Gaza: White House

Date: 2024-04-05 18:11:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10651718

WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - The US is not planning to carry out an independent probe into Israel's killing this week of seven food aid workers in Gaza, the White House said Friday. "There are no plans for the US to conduct an independent ....