Tag: Gaza

Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 09:38 UTC
Belize cuts ties with Israel for actions against Gaza civilians

The Government of Belize announced in a statement Tuesday that it was suspending diplomatic ties with Israel in rejection of the military actions undertaken in the Gaza Strip following the Oct. 7 attacks by the terrorist organization Hamas.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
UN humanitarian aid in Gaza threatened by fuel problems

United Nations (UN) humanitarian workers might be forced to halt their deployment in the Gaza Strip in the next few hours due to lack of fuel, as shelling and fighting continued near the northern border with Israel, it was reported.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Brazilian aircraft rescuing people from Gaza due home Monday

Some 32 Brazilians who managed to leave the war-torn Gaza Strip through Egypt are due Monday in the South American country, it was announced in Brasilia.
Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Guterres once again calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday called again for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza to allow humanitarian actions. The Portugal-born official said he was “extremely distressed by the violent death of civilians in Gaza and the humanitarian catastrophe that continues there.”
Monday, November 6th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Netanyahu suspends minister who wanted to nuke Gaza

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday banned Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu indefinitely from all cabinet meetings following his statements hinting that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was “an option” in the ongoing war after the Oct. 7 attacks by the terrorist group Hamas.
Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Argentina asks ICRC to broker release of hostages in Gaza

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Thursday held a telephone conversation with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger to express the South American country's interest in “the immediate and unconditional” release of the Argentine nationals held hostage in Gaza by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
UNGA calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations General Assembly Friday issued a resolution calling for an “Immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The document is non-binding and Israel has been reported to be upping its military deployments in the region, it was reported. The UN General Assembly resolutions do not go beyond a political gesture.
Wednesday, October 18th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
UN Security Council to address Middle East conflict on Wednesday

A resolution drafted by Brazil about the ongoing military crisis in the Middle East will be discussed Wednesday by the United Nations Security Council in New York, Agencia Brasil reported. The South American country currently chairs the body.
Wednesday, October 18th 2023 - 09:13 UTC
Hamas, Israel blame each other for killing 500 at Gaza hospital

A missile hit a Christian health facility belonging to the Anglican Church in Gaza City Tuesday, killing at least 500, according to authorities in the Islamist-controlled Strip, after which the terrorist group Hamas and the government of Israel exchanged accusations as to who had fired the deadly rocket.
Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Scotland's First Minister parents in law “trapped” in Gaza during a family visit

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf says his parents-in-law are “trapped” in Gaza, as he unequivocally condemned the attacks by Hamas in Israel. Yousaf said his wife's parents, who live in Dundee, travelled to Gaza to see her father's sick mother.