Global Issues
News headlines for “Middle East”, page 22
Adesso Basta! Enough Is Enough. Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 7 (IPS) - On August the first, the Italian daily La Repubblica published an interview with David Grossman, Israel’s most renown author and supporter of a “two-state solution”, as well as an outspoken critic of Israel’s violence against Palestinian civilians.
Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
- UN News
Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues to deepen in the enclave, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday.
Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured
- UN News
Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while medical teams warned that hospitals are overwhelmed by a daily influx of injured people and close to “near-total collapse”.
Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida
- UN News
Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.
Just 1.5 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged
- UN News
UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip, contributing to the famine conditions now being endured by more than two million people there.
Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs
- UN News
Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organizations providing vital relief across Gaza will likely have to shut down their operations within weeks, unless Israel withdraws its demand that they provide sensitive information about Palestinian employees.
Aid Denied, Questions Ignored: Israel Keeps Focus on Hostages
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 6 (IPS) - At the United Nations media stakeout on Tuesday, Israeli officials kept focus exclusively on the hostages, avoiding questions entirely.
Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians
- UN News
As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for a political solution to the crisis in Gaza that can lead to a lasting peace between the two peoples.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Israel calls for focus on Gaza hostages’ plight
- UN News
The Security Council is meeting to discuss rising concern in Israel and elsewhere over the dire conditions facing the dozens of hostages who remain in Gaza. It follows the release of recent videos by Hamas and other Palestinian militants showing emaciated Israeli hostages, which the UN Secretary-General called “an unacceptable violation of human dignity.” A senior UN political affairs official is expected to brief. Stay with UN News for live updates in coordination with UN Meetings Coverage. App users can follow the coverage here.
Hunger in Gaza: Women and children face death in search of food
- UN News
Obtaining food is no longer a routine journey in Gaza; it has become a race, fraught with death on all sides as women and children risk their lives to get aid.
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