Tag: Gaza

Gaza aid flotilla set to head east from Greece despite Israeli warnings

ATHENS (Reuters) -An international aid flotilla was set to leave Greek waters and head towards Gaza on Friday,…

UN chief, top diplomats plead for support for UNRWA amid Gaza crisis

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is “irreplaceable” and “indispensable” – not just for Gaza and…

UNRWA chief insists it must be part of Gaza reconstruction

The UN Palestinian relief agency has a vital role to play in Gaza's reconstruction even though it wasn't…

Hamas will have no role in governing postwar Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian president, speaking over video after the United States revoked his visa, told…

Italy’s navy to assist Gaza aid flotilla with just one ship

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's navy will assist the Gaza international aid flotilla with just one ship and not two…

What to know about the international flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Spain and Italy say they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of…

Some Biden Aides Have Regrets Over Gaza

There was a moment, several months into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, when I briefly thought that then-President…

Israel seeks permanent Gaza control, Jewish majority in West Bank: UN

Israeli forces have “systematically destroyed” civil life across Gaza since October 2023, while demonstrating a “clear intent” to…

Qatar’s ruler says to keep efforts to broker Gaza truce despite strike

Qatar's ruler told world leaders Tuesday his country was continuing with its diplomatic efforts to broker an end…

What does it mean and how would it come about?

Some 160 states have signed up to recognize a Palestinian state. In the last week, the United Kingdom,…

At UN, world leaders meet to try to make a troubled planet ‘better together.’ But can they?

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is…