Geopolitics
New York: The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for “clear and unequivocal guarantees” over the safety and security of staff working to restore critical services in Gaza, following last month’s conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas, which controls the occupied enclave. more
Israel-Palestine: Political solution only way to end ‘senseless’ cycles of violence

New York: Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a bri ...

Security Council calls for ‘full adherence’ to Gaza ceasefire, focus on two-State solution

New York: The UN Security Council on Saturday made it’s first statement on the conflict that erupted between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, calling for a “full a ...

Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns, as rights experts call for ICC probe

New York: The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel but warned that the destruction in Gaza will take years, if not dec ...

Thousands protest in Pakistan to show solidarity with Palestine

Karachi: Thousands of people, including women and children, step into the streets of Pakistan's Karachi city to stand beside Palestine, media reports said on Friday.

WHO appeals for regular access to Palestinian enclave amid ongoing Israeli strikes

New York: The UN health agency has added its weight to calls for regular humanitarian access to Gaza, where two dozen medical facilities have now come under attack through Israeli air str ...

France, several other nations preparing draft UNSC resolution on Israel, Palestine: Source

United Nations/Sputnik: France, together with Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, is preparing a draft UN Security Council resolution that will call for the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine ...

Blinken discusses Israeli-Gaza violence with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar: State Department

Moscow/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the ongoing escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with representatives of Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, State ...

Netanyahu says Israeli army hit 1,500 Hamas targets in Gaza strip

Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Israel's armed forces have struck 1,500 targets in the Gaza Strip in recent days, dealing a heavy blow to the infrastructure of Palestine's Hamas movement, Prime ...

Netanyahu says Israeli operation in Gaza strip will continue as long as necessary

Moscow/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip would continue as long as necessary.