Israel has failed to meet United States demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organisations have announced.
At least 322 humanitarian workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war started in October 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory said.
Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has stated that the joint summit meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab States in Riyadh led to alignment among Islamic and Arab states and was a great success for Tehran.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has urged the international and United Nations organizations to officially declare a famine in northern Gaza, where aid and goods have been blocked from reaching hundreds of thousands of residents for more than 50 days.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ismail Baghaei has urged the incoming US administration to live up to the promises made during the election campaign regarding the cessation of ongoing genocide and crimes against Palestine and Lebanon by Israel.
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said that an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League will start later on Monday at Iran's proposal, with the aim of ending the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expressed confidence that an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Arab League in Riyadh will yield "effective and tangible" outcomes in halting Israel's aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.
Qatar announced it has suspended its mediation attempts between Hamas and Israel until the parties show “their willingness and seriousness” to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
The number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the start of war has soared to 188, media office in the blockaded enclave has announced.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abas Araghchi has warned that the continuation of the Zionist regime's aggressive policies and repeated violations of human rights have not only endangered regional security and stability but also posed a serious challenge to the international system and norms.
There is a "strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas" of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food security experts has warned, as Israel continues its military offensive against the Palestinian group Hamas in the region which has so far killed more than 43,000 people.
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported that women and children comprise nearly 70 percent of those killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s military campaign in the besieged enclave.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has urged the UN General Assembly to suspend Israel’s membership in response to Tel Aviv’s ongoing crimes against Palestinians, including its banning the operations of the the world body agency for Palestinian refugees.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is facing its “darkest hour” and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel’s decision to ban the aid organisation, its chief has warned.
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election puts to the test his earlier statements that he could end the war in the Gaza Strip within hours, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters news agency.
The Palestinian Environment Quality Authority says the Israeli army has dropped over 85,000 tonnes of bombs on the Gaza Strip since October 7 last year, according to the Wafa news agency.
Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has cautioned that Israeli authorities have significantly limited humanitarian access in Gaza, allowing it only on an exceptional basis to Jabalia, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoon over the past month.
The chief of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has denounced Israel’s decision to cut ties with the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, adding the move will not keep Israel safe.
Gaza’s Government Media Office has announced that all hospitals in northern Gaza are out of service, amid relentless Israeli bombardment and a military siege that prevents access to humanitarian aid including medical supplies.
Israel has officially informed the United Nations of its decision to withdraw from an agreement with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Dozens of countries have issued a joint letter calling on the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Israel as the regime presses ahead with a military campaign across the besieged Gaza Strip.
The World Food Programme has warned that the lack of food and other vital humanitarian supplies entering the Gaza Strip could soon escalate into famine unless immediate action is taken.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated a truce in the Gaza Strip and an end to Israel’s massacre of civilians "could affect” Tehran’s response to Tel Aviv's recent strikes on the Iranian military sites.
More than half of Britons across the political spectrum believe that the actions of the Israeli military during the onslaught against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip constitute war crimes, a recent opinion poll has revealed.