NEW YORK: The humanitarian situation in Gaza, already critical, is now “fast becoming untenable,” UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement. There is no power, water or fuel in Gaza, and food is running dangerously low, Griffiths said, … read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Saturday said it will file a complaint to the UN over the Israeli cross-border fire that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdullah and wounded six others the previous day. The Foreign Ministry asked Beirut’s mission to the UN … read more
GENEVA: The massive Hamas attack on Israel cannot justify the “limitless destruction” of the Gaza Strip, the Red Cross said on Friday, as it called for pauses in the fighting. Its statement came as Israel’s army warned residents in north … read more
LONDON: Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad on Friday stressed the importance of providing humanitarian relief, food, water, electricity, medical aid, and civilian protection in the Gaza Strip, state-run news agency BNA reported. During a meeting with US Secretary of … read more
NEW YORK CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that moving more than 1 million Palestinians through an overcrowded war zone that is under blockade to an area that is short of food, water and shelter would be “extremely … read more