The Israel Defence Forces on Friday (December 15, 2023) said it ‘mistakenly’ killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza. IDF said they were misidentified as a ‘threat’. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified 3 Israeli hostages as a threat and as a result, fired toward them and the hostages were killed,” the […]
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Israel-Hamas Conflict: Gaza hospital capacity decimated, says WHO
The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (December 12, 2023), highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave. Briefing reporters from Gaza, Richard Peeperkorn, WHO’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, […]
Israel-Hamas conflict: UN General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The UN General Assembly met on Tuesday (December 12, 2023) afternoon in Emergency Special Session on the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict and as the ongoing crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating. Member States adopted a resolution, demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and well as “ensuring […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: Gaza fighting continues amid ‘apocalyptic’ conditions; Security Council to meet Friday
Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday (December 7, 2023). In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and […]
Saudi Arabia announces Nusuk application for Umrah travellers, direct flights to Madinah from India
Umrah travellers from India can now directly avail a flight to Madinah! Yes, Saudi Arabia has announced a unified government platform ‘Nusuk’, the first-ever planning, booking and advice platform for devotees to holy sites in the Middle Eastern country. It was also announced that the first direct flights from India to Madinah will start from […]
600,000 ordered to evacuate in southern Gaza: UNRWA
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Hamas members and Israel military. “There is nowhere to go as shelters, including @UNRWA, are beyond & over their capacity,” he said. The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN […]
Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in south Gaza, says UN
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday (November 4, 2023) said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”. The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, […]
Over 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza: WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday (December 5, 2023) said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28. In its X post, the health organization said: “About 1.9 million people, nearly 80% of Gaza’s population, are estimated to be internally displaced. Recent […]
Hamas-Israel crisis: IDF discovers 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza Strip
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday (December 3, 2023) said it discovered 800 tunnel shafts in the Gaza Strip since it began a ground offensive targeting the Hamas group late in October. IDF discovers 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza Strip. Photo Courtesy: IDF X page grab The Army said 500 such tunnels have been […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes
Bombardment continues in Gaza
