Gazans

UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death

OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk “is shocked and appalled” by comments made by…

2 years ago

Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies

Almost 10 months of war and intense Israeli bombardment have shattered healthcare in Gaza and disrupted routine inoculation rounds for…

2 years ago

Where do I go now, ask Gazans uprooted by new Israeli evacuation orders

In Khan Younis, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reported witnessing “thousands of people fleeing” westwards as part of…

2 years ago

Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

In a statement, Christian Lindmeier, spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) had…

2 years ago

Gazans flee renewed Israeli offensives as rescuers struggle

Nawara was six months pregnant when she was widowed, and taking care of six children, aged from four to 13.…

2 years ago

Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

Briefing journalists in Geneva, UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said that according to the enclave’s health authorities,…

2 years ago