Gaza
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Putin raises concerns of ‘catastrophic deterioration’ in Gaza with Erdogan
Oct 27, 2023During a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced concerns about a sudden worsening of the situation in besieged Gaza, the Kremlin announced on Tuesday. According to the Kremlin,... -
Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu convenes war cabinet
Oct 25, 2023Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a meeting of his war cabinet and senior generals to discuss the worsening confrontation, while Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza early on Monday and targeted southern Lebanon overnight, according to... -
Hamas health ministry says 5,791 killed in Gaza during war
Oct 25, 20235,791 people have died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the conflict with Israel, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run region. There are 2,360 children among the dead. In all, 16,297 individuals... -
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Oct 24, 2023In line with relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as well as the resumption of talks and negotiations aimed at bringing about a two-state... -
Hamas releases two more hostages, US demands rest be freed
Oct 24, 2023Before Gaza ceasefire negotiations are taken into consideration, the US insisted that Palestinian militants release 200 additional captives. On Tuesday, two elderly Hamas hostages were evacuated to an Israeli hospital to be reunited with relatives. According... -
US pledges ‘flow’ of aid to Gaza
Oct 23, 2023As a fresh convoy of fourteen trucks reached the beleaguered and bombed Palestinian enclave on Sunday, the United States pledged to keep providing aid to the Gaza Strip. The White House announced that Israel had agreed... -
UN chief urges ceasefire to end Gaza’s ‘godawful nightmare’
Oct 23, 2023UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded Saturday for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas, demanding global “action to end this godawful nightmare”. Declaring that the small Palestinian enclave of 2.4 million people... -
First of 20 aid trucks enter besieged Gaza from Egypt
Oct 22, 2023According to AFP correspondents on both sides, the first of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived in the beleaguered and war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. UN humanitarian chief Martin... -
First deliveries of life-saving supplies for children enter Gaza
Oct 22, 2023Over 44,000 bottles of drinking water supplied by UNICEF – just enough for 22,000 people for 1 day – were driven through the Rafah Crossing today as part of a 20-truck convoy with the Egyptian Red... -
24 hours left for aid to enter Gaza before ‘catastrophe’: WHO
Oct 18, 2023The World Health Organization issued a warning on Monday stating that the Gaza Strip only has “24 hours of water, electricity, and fuel left” before “a real catastrophe” occurs. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO’s Regional Director for the...
