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UN rights chief: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes

The UN rights chief said on Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the latest, 11-day war with the militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip. The remarks by Michelle Bachelet came as the UN's top human rights body opened a one-day special session to discuss the plight faced by Palestinians in the fighting this month. She said that Hamas' indiscriminate rocketing during the conflict was also a clear violation of the rules of war. The UN high commissioner for human rights spoke to the Human Rights Council, chronicling the most significant escalation of hostilities since 2014 that left devastation and death in the Gaza Strip before a cease-fire last week. Air strikes in such densely populated areas resulted in a high level of civilian fatalities and injuries, as well as the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure," she said. Such strikes raise serious concerns of Israel's compliance with distinction and proportionality under international ...

UN allocates $18.6 million to Gaza for emergency humanitarian needs

The United Nations has allocated $18.6 million to Gaza for emergency humanitarian needs and plans to launch a flash appeal next week for funds to cover needs over the next three months

Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire to stop military operation in Gaza

The decision came after heavy US pressure to halt the offensive. There was no immediate comment from Hamas

256 dead, including 69 children, in Israel-Palestine hostilities, says UN

The United Nations' casualty count from hostilities in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel showed 256 people dead - including 69 children and an Israeli soldier - and thousands of people injured

Want immediate Gaza de-escalation: Joe Biden to Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel says it has no 'timeframe' for ending hostilities; death toll tops 219

Biden, in call with Israel PM, urges 'significant de-escalation' in Gaza

President Joe Biden stepped up the pressure on Israel to end 10 days of violent skirmishes with Palestinians

52,000 Palestinians take refuge in UN-run schools in Gaza, says UN report

A UN report said on Tuesday that 52,000 Palestinians took refuge at schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip

Over 38,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes: UN

The United Nations says over 38,000 Palestinians have been displaced in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes and more than 2,500 people have been made homeless because their houses were destroyed

Biden 'expresses support for Gaza ceasefire' in call with Netanyahu

US President Joe Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his support for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, the Palestinian military group

China urges US to play a constructive role to end conflict in Gaza

China renewed calls for the US to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in Gaza and stop blocking efforts at the United Nations to demand an end to the bloodshed

Airstrikes by Israel kill 23 in downtown Gaza City in deadliest attack

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 23 people on Sunday, medics said, making it the deadliest single attack since heavy fighting broke out

UN chief says Israel-Gaza fighting 'utterly appalling', calls for ceasefire

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Sunday that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and called for an immediate ceasefire.

UN chief 'deeply disturbed' by destruction of media offices in Gaza City

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply disturbed by the destruction of a high-rise building in Gaza City, by Israel that housed the offices of several international media organizations.

Medics report deaths, injuries following Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip

Several people were killed and many others were injured due to the latest strikes launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip, Director of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, said in a statement.

Media demand Israel explain destruction of news offices in Gaza

News organizations demanded an explanation for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media outlets

Israeli Forces launch more attacks, causing power shutdown in Gaza City

Power supply was cut off in Gaza City, the largest city in Palestine, as a result of Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip, a source told Sputnik."The Israeli Air Force simultaneously launched a series of rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip, the cities of Gaza - Khan Yunis, the northern area, and Rafah; electricity was cut off in the city of Gaza amid the strikes," the source said.There have been reports of the main office of the Hamas political bureau having been destroyed in Gaza, but this information has not been officially confirmed.The Israeli strikes came after the resumption of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip on the night from Saturday to Sunday.According to Sputnik sources, the Israeli forces targeted a high-rise building in Gaza on Saturday, after warning its residents in advance. Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had struck a 15-story building that housed a number of international media such as the Associated Press and Al-Jazeera. The IDF said the building .

Pro-Palestinian protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza

Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and other US cities to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip.

Failing peace: Here's why Gaza Strip is almost always mired in conflict

The latest eruption of violence has raised the specter of another devastating war and once again drawn international attention to the impoverished, densely populated strip

26 Palestinians and two Israelis dead in Gaza violence, says report

Israel launches strikes on Gaza as Hamas militants fire rockets

Hamas and Israel exchange fire as Jerusalem unrest ignites Gaza

Rockets strike Israel, Israeli planes hit Gaza; Jerusalem unrest stokes conflict