Labelling it as "unacceptable" and "genocidal", Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday called on "every government in the world" to condemn Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
A worrying aspect of some extremely costly and threatening conflicts in recent times has been that they seem to be getting prolonged.
Discovering the poliovirus in Gaza environmental samples is deeply concerning but it's a relief that no cases of the paralysing disease have been reported, UN humanitarians have said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged a renewed emphasis on a political resolution to the persistent crisis in Gaza.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
At least 70 Palestinians were found dead in northern Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp where Israel has just pulled out its armed forces after a nearly three-week offensive.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the Israeli strike in Rafah, saying that the attack "killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict."
The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, now stretching into its eighth brutal month, presents a landscape of bleak options for both sides.
Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked Israel to lift blockade on medical supplies into Gaza, saying nearly 700 seriously ill patients are stuck in a war zone.
Stephane Dujarric, a UN spokesperson on Tuesday, said, the distribution centres of the World Food Program and UNRWA, the agency for Palestinian refugees, are inaccessible because of the ongoing military operation in Rafah.
