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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Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day

Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day

And as the UN emergency relief coordination office, OCHA, reported that people in the south were queuing for kilometres to obtain cooking gas and resorting to burning window frames and doors for cooking, it added that the four-day humanitarian pause agreed upon by Israel and Hamas has been “largely maintained”. Under the agreement, Hamas released 17…

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DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP

DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP

According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), since March 2022 alone, 5.7 million people have been displaced in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri.  Record displacement Overall, 6.2 million people have fled their homes across the country – the highest number in Africa. “The country is continental in size with…

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