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Turkey’s Erdogan calls for pressure on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza

Turkey’s Erdogan calls for pressure on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for increased international pressure on Israel to ensure more humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza, and said Ankara will increase its support during the Muslim holy month of

UN uses new land route from Israel to reach northern Gaza

UN uses new land route from Israel to reach northern Gaza

The United Nations used a new land route on Tuesday to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks as global pressure grows on Israel to allow more access to the

UN special envoy arrives in Israel

UN special envoy arrives in Israel

UN special envoy Catherine Colonna arrives in Israel to investigate allegations against Gaza aid agency UNRWA. The representative leading a United Nation’s investigation into allegations against its relief agency in Gaza has arrived in Israel,

The first Gaza aid ship is still waiting in Cyprus

The first Gaza aid ship is still waiting in Cyprus

A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to increase aid deliveries

Palestinians who work with Israel on Gaza aid are collaborators – Hamas

Palestinians who work with Israel on Gaza aid are collaborators – Hamas

A Hamas-linked website warned Palestinians who assist Israel in providing aid to Gaza that their actions will not be “tolerated”. Those who did would be treated as collaborators and be handled with an iron fist,

UN chief calls for Gaza truce, massive lifesaving aid deliveries

UN chief calls for Gaza truce, massive lifesaving aid deliveries

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a truce in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and the conflict in Sudan as the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan begins. He also

Canada resumes funding UNRWA despite Israeli claims

Canada resumes funding UNRWA despite Israeli claims

Canada will resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency, International Aid Minister Ahmed Hussen said on Friday, becoming one of the first international donors to announce such a move. Ottawa paused funding on Jan.

Israeli offensive in Gaza’s Rafah ‘must not be allowed to happen’ – UN

Israeli offensive in Gaza’s Rafah ‘must not be allowed to happen’ – UN

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that an Israeli offensive in Gaza's border town of Rafah could not be allowed to happen because it would cause massive loss of Palestinian lives. "Should

UNRWA chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ for funding resumption

UNRWA chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ for funding resumption

UNRWA chief 'cautiously optimiThe head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said he was cautiously optimistic some donors would start funding it again within weeks, warning it was "at risk of death" after Israel alleged

Israeli settlements expand by record amount: UN rights chief

Israeli settlements expand by record amount: UN rights chief

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. The United Nations High