Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

Most of those uprooted by Israeli military evacuation orders in eastern Rafah have already been displaced from other areas of Gaza; they are now leaving with everything they can carry “in vehicles, trucks, (on) motorbikes and donkey carts”, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). An estimated more than 47,500 people left their…

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Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

The sound of shells exploding shortly after 7am Gaza time was clearly audible at Nasser hospital in the south, where terrified and traumatised youngsters immediately reacted by clinging to their mothers in fright, said James Elder from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “The bombs started just a few seconds after the ceasefire (ended),” Mr. Elder…

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Brutal Israeli bombardment of Gaza is a clear violation of international law, OIC

Brutal Israeli bombardment of Gaza is a clear violation of international law, OIC

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the Israeli aggression on the martyrdom of Palestinians in the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israeli planes. In a statement, the OIC said that Israel’s brutal action was a clear violation of international law and human rights. The international community should hold the occupying Israel…

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