Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency

Amid hopes of a deal to extend the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported that humanitarian assistance had reached its shelters in northern Gaza for first time since war erupted last month. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/11/1144097
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency
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World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons

World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons

30 Nov 2023

A last-minute extension of the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Thursday offered hope that UN humanitarians and aid partners will be able to pursue their efforts to reach the enclave’s most vulnerable people.

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UN delivers more aid into Gaza on first day of humanitarian pause

UN delivers more aid into Gaza on first day of humanitarian pause

24 Nov 2023

The United Nations was able to scale up delivery of humanitarian assistance into and across Gaza during the humanitarian pause that went into effect on Friday following an agreement reached this week between Israel and Hamas.

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Security Council calls for ‘full adherence’ to Gaza ceasefire, focus on two-State solution

22 May 2021

The UN Security Council on Saturday made it’s first statement on the conflict that erupted between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, calling for a “full adherence to the ceasefire” that brought 11 days of fighting to an end early on Friday morning.