Oct 26 Watch 8:58 UN official warns ‘hell is settling in’ as it struggles with Gaza humanitarian crisis By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart The Gaza health ministry run by Hamas released 200-plus pages listing those killed since Israel began its retaliatory air campaign for the October 7 terror attacks. The list shows more than 7,000 dead with nearly 3,000 children. It's an apparent… Continue watching
Oct 26 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war after Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza By Associated Press Israeli airstrikes have devastated parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving neighborhoods in rubble and hospitals struggling to treat masses of wounded with diminishing resources. Continue reading
Oct 25 UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief missions as Israeli airstrikes continue By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: UN chief warns that the risk of the Israel-Hamas war spreading is growing By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire to deliver desperately needed food, water, medicine and fuel. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:46 UN aid chief hopes to increase flow of critical supplies to Gaza By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery Twenty trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Saturday, the first life-saving supplies to reach Gazans since the Israel-Hamas war began. Before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, 450 trucks of aid arrived daily in Gaza. UN… Continue watching
Oct 19 Why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken international rules of war By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Hamas and Israel have both been accused of breaking international law during their latest conflict, and the United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by all sides. Here is a look at some of the issues. Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Biden is in the region engaging in diplomacy and "we need to let that diplomacy play out." She criticized the resolution for not saying anything about Israel's right to self-defense. Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S. imposes more Iran drone sanctions as UN rules set to expire By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of people and firms based in Iran, China, Hong Kong and Venezuela, tied to the development of Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs. Continue reading
Oct 18 Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The protesters led the demonstration as U.S. Ambassador Michele Taylor wrapped up two days of hearings on the United States before the independent Human Rights Committee. Continue reading
Oct 15 UN shelters in besieged Gaza run out of water as Israeli ground offensive looms By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Water has run out at U.N. shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory's largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for… Continue reading