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Israel turned Gaza Strip into “hell on earth”: UN official

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has stated that the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since October last year has turned the besieged enclave into a hell on earth.

Israel ignored warning of Hamas’ October attack: Report

Israeli security authorities ignored an intelligence document last September that predicted the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, according to a report.

Israel claims its weapons exports hit record sales amid Gaza war

Israel's defence ministry has announced in a statement that its arms exports for 2023 hit a record in sales, as Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip enters its ninth month and6 the military continues to be supplied with hundreds of millions of dollars in American military equipment.

US selling dozens of F-15s to Israel amid Gaza war

Two key Democrats in the US Congress have agreed to approve a major arms sale to Israel, including 50 F-15 fighter jets worth more than $18 billion amid pressure from the administration of US President Joe Biden, according to a report.

Over 1.3 million people displaced from Rafah to other parts of Gaza: UN

More than 1.3 million people are believed to have been displaced from Rafah to other parts of the Gaza Strip in a span of six weeks, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

UN agency warns “Gaza is most dangerous place in world for aid workers”

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has announced 193 of its staff have been killed since the outbreak of the Israeli war against Gaza on October 7, 2023.

Israel’s Gaza attacks continue despite purported ‘tactical pauses’: UNRWA

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has stated Israeli attacks are ongoing and no changes have been reflected on the ground in the Gaza Strip, after Tel Aviv announced “tactical pauses” along a road in Rafah.

Israel seeking to strengthen West Bank settlements after recognition of Palestinian state

Israel’s government has announced it is looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state.

Netanyahu dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the War Cabinet that was formed on Oct. 11, 2023 after Tel Aviv launched a war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Monday.

Netanyahu announces opposition to Israeli military ‘tactical pauses’ for Gaza aid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to plans announced by the Israeli military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli soldiers violently block Palestinians from Al-Aqsa Mosque on Eid

Israeli forces violently blocked Palestinians from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday to attend Eid prayer.

Iran calls on Muslim states to use all available tools to stop Gaza war

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has urged the Islamic countries to use all available tools to stop Israel's war on the Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of more than 37,000, mainly children and women.

UN officials warn ‘miscalculation’ could lead to wider Hezbollah-Israel conflict

There is a "very real" risk that a miscalculation along Lebanon's southern border could trigger a wider conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, two UN officials in Lebanon have warned.

Over 50k children in Gaza require treatment for acute malnutrition: UN

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has reported that over 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip are in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition.

Israel’s hitting of Gaza schools ‘eroding foundation for societal growth’

More than 76 percent of schools in the Gaza Strip require “full reconstruction or major rehabilitation” to be functional following Israel’s months-long military onslaught, according to a new assessment shared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Israel says 8 soldiers killed in Gaza ambush; deadliest day in months

Hamas fighters have killed eight Israeli soldiers traveling in military vehicles in Rafah after firing rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and then ambushing a support force deployed to the scene.

US imposes sanction on Israeli group for attacking Gaza aid convoys

The United States has put sanctions on a “violent extremist” Israeli group for blocking and damaging humanitarian aid convoys to the Gaza Strip as the risk of famine increases in the besieged Palestinian territory.

Iran’s Leader calls for constant renunciation of US, Israel

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has emphasized that the renunciation of the Zionist regime and the United States by Muslims must continue beyond the time and place of Hajj, prevail in all Islamic countries worldwide, and be extended to the general populace.

Survey: Over 30 percent of consumers boycotting brands over Israel’s war on Gaza

More than one in three customers are boycotting brands over companies' perceived stances on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, as consumers express their politics through shopping, a global poll shows.

More than 40% of Israelis prefer Gantz as Israel’s prime minister: Poll

As Israel continues its military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity continues to plummet, with a recent opinion survey showing former War Cabinet member Benny Gantz with more public support.

2 Israeli captives killed in Israeli airstrike against Gaza: Hamas

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has announced that two Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group were killed in an Israeli raid in Rafah, southern Gaza, a few days ago.

Survey: Over 60% of Gazans lost at least one relative in war

A public opinion poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), shows that about 80% of the Gazans reported that they had at least one family member killed or injured in the ongoing Israeli war on the besieged enclave since October 7 last year.

Israel freezing work permits for tens of thousands of Palestinians

Israeli authorities began freezing work permits for around 80,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, according to a report.

UN warns accumulated waste in Gaza poses ‘catastrophic’ environmental, health risks

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned Thursday of “catastrophic” environmental and health risks in the Gaza Strip amid an accumulation of waste in populated areas in the battered enclave.

Over 520 Palestinians killed in West Bank since start of Gaza war: UN

The United Nations has reported that more than 520 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the outbreak of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.

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