Gaza residents stricken with 'abject fear' as strikes resume: UN

Gaza residents stricken with 'abject fear' as strikes resume: UN

Residents of Gaza have been plunged into "abject fear" once again, a top UN humanitarian director said Tuesday, after intense Israeli strikes resumed on the Palestinian territory."Overnight our worst fears materialized. Airstrikes resumed across the entire Gaza Strip," Tom Fletcher, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told the UN Security Council in a video meeting."Unconfirmed reports of hundreds of p…

UN humanitarian chief on worsening aid situation in Gaza

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the UN Security Council he was 'distressed' by Israel's move to cut off Gaza aid

LIVE NOW: ‘Abject fear’ returns to Gaza, Security Council hears, as UN calls for urgent renewal of ceasefire and hostage releases

The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That's been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We'll have reaction from across the

Millions of people in Gaza at risk again after Israeli attacks, WHO says

Gaza residents gripped by fear - The New Nation

AFP : Residents of Gaza have been plunged into “abject fear” once again, a top UN humanitarian director said on Tuesday, after intense Israeli strikes resumed on the Palestinian territory. “Overnight our worst fears materialized. Airstrikes resumed across the entire Gaza Strip,” Tom Fletcher, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told the UN Security Council in a video meeting. “Unconfirmed reports of hu…

According to the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs, the OCHA, the blocking by Israel of deliveries of humanitarian and commercial aid in Gaza, since 2 March, threatens to quickly call into question the “hard-won gains” during the 42 days of ceasefire that preceded the resumption of Israeli bombardments overnight [...]