News headlines for “Middle East”, page 56
Gaza: Strikes on houses and tents responsible for over half of deaths this week
- UN News
More than half the people killed in Gaza over the past week were in shelters and residential buildings, the UN human rights office OHCHR said on Thursday.
All eyes on Gaza as aid teams retrieve first lifesaving relief in months
- UN News
UN agencies in Gaza confirmed on Thursday that desperately needed aid has finally arrived at warehouses inside the enclave after an 11-week blockade by Israeli authorities.
UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank
- UN News
The UN has called for an investigation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward
- UN News
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement.
Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
- UN News
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
UN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount
- UN News
Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far from enough to meet the soaring humanitarian needs, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Health Workers in Conflict Zones Experience an Epidemic of Violence
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 19 (IPS) - The international community must take action to uphold international humanitarian law, say healthcare and rights advocates, as attacks on healthcare in war zones reached a record high last year.
Syrians heading home find few of the basics needed to survive
- UN News
Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist.
UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’
- UN News
The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade – but significantly more is needed “starting tomorrow morning”.
Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency
- UN News
Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UN’s relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.
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