Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights

Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief

“War is pushing millions of people to the brink of starvation. Only technicalities prevent famines from being declared, as people are already dying of hunger,” said Mr. Griffiths. “Waiting for an official declaration of famine before acting would be a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of people and a moral outrage,” he added.  As…

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Indian stubbornness;  Pakistani pilgrims waiting for visa to attend Amir Khusro's Urs

Indian stubbornness; Pakistani pilgrims waiting for visa to attend Amir Khusro’s Urs

Lahore: India’s traditional obstinacy remains, visas could not be issued to Pakistani pilgrims to attend Hazrat Amir Khusro’s Urs. The Pakistani pilgrims are scheduled to leave for India on Tuesday tomorrow, while the Urs celebrations of Hazrat Amir Khusro will continue in India from April 23 to April 30. According to sources in the Ministry…

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Gaza: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital

Gaza: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital

In a stark assessment of the closure of 750-bed facility Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, the World Health Organization (WHO) maintained that aid teams had been waiting for “days and days” for Israeli permission to reach the stricken facility, where staff and patients endured “horrific levels of violence”. “We’ve had contact with the staff, the…

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UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising 'catastrophic' hunger levels

UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels

The latest grave assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) came after UN teams reached Al Ahli Arab hospital and Al Shifa hospital on Wednesday, amid reports of intensifying ground operations by Israeli Defense Forces and continuing airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, in response to Hamas’s 7 October terror attacks on southern Israel.  “Patients were…

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