The truce between Israel and Hamas will start on Friday morning and a first group of 13 hostages in the hands of the Palestinian Islamist group will be released in the afternoon, Qatar, which mediated between both sides, announced on Thursday. “The humanitarian pause will begin at 7:00 a.m. (05:00 GMT) on Friday,” declared the […]
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UN urges more than humanitarian pause in Gaza due to “continuing” death
The head of Political Affairs of United NationsRosemary DiCarlo, concluded this Wednesday a visit to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and Jordan after which she expressed “deep concern at the continued loss of life in Loop since the horrible attacks of October 7.” DiCarlo applauded the recent announcement of a truce to facilitate the release […]
Unicef chief: “Gaza is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child”
The Gaza Strip “It is today the most dangerous place in the world to be a child,” said today the executive director of the UN children’s agency (UNICEF)Catherine Russell. Russel spoke today by videoconference before the UN Security Council, in a session specifically dedicated to the impact of the war on the women and children […]
The US assures that the agreement to release Gaza hostages will be closed “very soon”
The president of USA, Joe Biden, assured this Tuesday that an agreement to release some of the hostages that Hamas took over after the October 7 attacks will be closed “coming soon”. “We have been working on this intensely for weeks (…) we are very close to being able to bring some of these hostages […]
US says it did not give “approval” to Israeli raid on Gaza hospital
The United States did not give any kind of green light to Israel for its military raid on the main hospital in the Palestinian city of Gaza, the White House reported on Wednesday, adding that such decisions were the responsibility of the Israeli Army. “We did not give approval to their military operations around the […]
APEC Forum: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will discuss Taiwan, Gaza and Ukraine
Wednesday’s meeting between the American president, Joe Bidenand its Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingwill be choreographed to the millimeter: it will begin with a greeting designed to impregnate the atmosphere with positivity and, then, behind closed doors, thorny issues such as Taiwan, Loop and Ukraine. This face to face will take place in the San Francisco […]
Difficult to survive in Gaza for pregnant women and newborns
Mohamed Kullab, with his small clenched fists and dark eyes, was born a few days ago, weeks after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “One should not be born in these circumstances,” tells his mother, Fadwa Kullab, who left her home in Rafah to settle with her family […]
Lack of fuel threatens to suspend UN humanitarian aid in Gaza
United Nations warned this Monday that it must suspend its operations humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip within “48 hours” due to the lack of fuel, which left hospitals in the north of the Palestinian territory out of service, according to the Islamist movement Hamas at war against Israel. The UN has been asking for […]
Israel will make daily 4-hour pauses in Gaza to allow civilians to leave
USA assured this Thursday that Israel agreed to allow “humanitarian pauses” four-hour daily in the north of Loop to allow the exit of civilians. In a call with reporters, White House Homeland Security spokesman John Kirby announced that Israel informed the US that during these pauses, which will begin today, “There will be no military […]
Israel would accept “pauses” in Gaza due to US pressure, but no ceasefire
After more than a week of public pressure from USA claiming “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuadmitted that his government could accept only “small pauses” in its attack on Hamas. The Israeli leader attempted to minimize differences with his country’s main supporter in the international community at a time of increasing […]