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Middle East Eye
2 days ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Only two trucks of fuel a day are entering Gaza, UNRWA says
The UN relief works agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that fuel shortages are threatening "critical services" in Gaza. "Without fuel, water cannot be delivered by UNRWA to people in Gaza," said the agency in a post on X. Senior doctors in Gaza have also warned that hospital operations may halt if Israel-imposed fuel shortages lead to hospital power cuts.
Express Tribune
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Iran parliament approves bill to halt cooperation with IAEA
Listen to article Iran's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state-affiliated news outlet Nournews reported. Iran parliament votes to suspend cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency Follow Press TV on Telegram: — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) June 25, 2025 The move, which needs the final approval of Iran's Supreme National Security Council to be enforced according to Nournews, follows an air war with Israel in which its longtime enemy said it wanted to prevent Tehran developing a nuclear weapon. Read: Iran declares end to 12-day 'Israel-imposed' war Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was quoted by state media as also saying Iran would accelerate its civilian nuclear programme. Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons and says a resolution adopted this month by the IAEA declaring Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations paved the way for Israel's attacks. The parliament speaker was quoted as saying the IAEA had refused even to appear to condemn the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and "has put its international credibility up for sale". Read: US Intelligence report contradicts Trump's claim on Iran nuclear strikes success He said that "for this reason, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran will suspend its cooperation with the Agency until the security of the nuclear facilities is guaranteed, and move at a faster pace with the country's peaceful nuclear programme". Earlier this week, parliament's national security committee approved the bill's general outline and the committee's spokesperson, Ebrahim Rezaei, said the bill would suspend the installation of surveillance cameras, inspections and filing of reports to the IAEA. Following the Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites, and US bombing of underground Iranian nuclear facilities at the weekend, the Iranian government also faces calls to limit the country's commitments to the nuclear non-proliferation regime. In an interview with Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said: "I think that our view on our nuclear programme and the non-proliferation regime will witness changes, but it is not possible to say in what direction".
Qatar Tribune
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Israel recovers bodies of three Gaza captives as it kills 33 Palestinians
Agencies Tel Aviv/Gaza Israeli military said it recovered the bodies of three captives held in the Gaza Strip since Hamas's 2023 attack, as its bombardment and attacks in the besieged enclave have killed more than 30 Palestinians, according to hospital officials. The military on Sunday said the bodies of Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano, and soldier Shay Levinson were recovered from Gaza 'in a special operation'. Samerano's father had announced earlier on Sunday that his 21-year-old son's body, which was taken into Gaza after he was murdered on October 7, 2023, had been recovered by the Israeli army. Keidar, a 71-year-old mother of three, was also killed on the day, while 19-year-old tank commander Levinson 'on the morning of October 7 fell in combat', a statement from the military said. More than 1,100 people were killed and about 250 taken captive during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, according to Israeli authorities. At least 50 of those captives remain in Gaza, with 20 reportedly still alive, Israeli media say. Hamas has repeatedly said it is ready to release all Israeli captives in exchange for a permanent end to the war on Gaza, the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the enclave, and the release of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. But Prime Minister Netanyahu has rejected the terms and continued his war on the Strip, which has killed about 56,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children – a brutal offensive that the United Nations, most governments, and rights groups call a genocide. More recently, starving Palestinians desperate for food and other essential items are being shot, with more than 400 people killed and nearly 2,000 wounded since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a shadowy group backed by the United States and Israel, began distributing aid last month. Israeli forces killed at least 33 Palestinians since dawn on Sunday, six of them while seeking aid, hospital sources in Gaza told Al Jazeera. Gaza's Ministry of Health said at least 51 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours. Since March 18, when Israel broke a fragile two-month ceasefire and launched a massive assault on Gaza, at least 5,647 Palestinians have been killed and 19,201 wounded, according to the ministry. An Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza on Sunday said at least six people were killed overnight during an Israel-imposed internet blackout that lasted five hours and was accompanied by heavy Israeli artillery firing targeting areas in eastern and central Gaza. Three of them were killed after a rocket hit a tent housing displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi to the west of Khan Younis city. A man and his wife were killed in another strike targeting an apartment to the north of Nuseirat. Medical services in Gaza say ambulances have completely stopped operating in Gaza City due to Israel's ban on fuel entering the enclave. The Israeli blockade of food and medicines has pushed its entire population of more than two million to the brink of starvation. On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called on the world not to forget the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the war in the Middle East broadened with overnight US strikes on Iran. 'In this context that includes Israel and Palestine, there is a risk that the daily suffering of peoples is forgotten, in particular in Gaza and other territories, where there is an ever greater urgency for adequate humanitarian aid,' the pope said.
GMA Network
23-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
PH calls for immediate, unimpeded aid access to Gaza
The Philippines called Friday for a swift and unhampered delivery of humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza following weeks of Israel-imposed blockade, which prompted serious concerns from the international community. "Humanitarian aid must reach the civilian population of Gaza – particularly the most vulnerable, including the sick, women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities – without discrimination and in accordance with international humanitarian law," a Department of Foreign Affairs statement said. Assistance to Gaza, the DFA said, must remain under the leadership of the United Nations, which earlier described the lack of immediate access to food and other basic necessities as having a "disastrous toll" on Palestinians. "Humanitarian response must be based on impartial needs assessments and guided by the principles of neutrality, humanity, and accountability," the DFA said as it called for a "full, safe, rapid, and unhindered" provision of assistance to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip. Since March 2, food, medicine and fuel were restricted in Gaza. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "basic amount of food" will be allowed into Gaza, but stated his country plans to take control of the territory. Britain, France and Canada criticized Israel for "denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population," calling it "unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law." The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas' surprise assault that killed 1,200 Israelis and some Filipinos, in October 7. Israel's relentless offensives in retaliation to the Hamas attacks resulted to at least 53,000 deaths, mostly civilians, and displaced a huge number of the territory's 2.3 million residents. All parties, the DFA said, must support the UN in meeting its humanitarian mandate in Gaza. "Safeguarding the operational integrity, independence, and effectiveness of UN entities is essential to preserving the legitimacy and credibility of the UN system and its ability to respond meaningfully to humanitarian needs around the world," it said. The DFA said the Philippines continues to support a two-state solution, consistent with UN General Assembly Resolution 181 and other relevant UN resolutions. A two-state system is "the only viable path toward a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the region," the DFA said.
The National
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Piers Morgan stunned following journalist's Gaza genocide answer
Documentarian Abby Martin appeared on the talk show Piers Morgan Uncensored, which is hosted by the British journalist, where she said that the fact that people are debating whether Israel is committing genocidal acts shows that what they are doing is 'egregious enough' to make the case. In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to 'take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian aid,' and to report back on its compliance with the specific measures 'within one month.' However, Israel has continued to obstruct the provision of basic humanitarian aid from entering and being distributed within Gaza, along with continuing acts of collective punishment, which include the use of starvation. READ MORE: UK ministers to meet devolved governments over impact of Supreme Court's ruling Martin argued that the siege on Gaza along with the 'indiscriminate bombing' in densely populated areas is 'intended to destroy' Palestinians and amounts to genocidal acts. The short clip of the exchange begins with Morgan asking Martin: 'Do you believe that what's happened in Gaza constitutes genocide?' Martin replied: 'I do, and I think that the fact that this debate is raging on shows that what Israel is doing is egregious enough. 'The fact that people are actually having a debate on whether or not it is genocide, like you said, the International Court of Justice has agreed that there's a plausible case for genocide. 'I think that you just clearly articulated several factors that Israel is in fact carrying out. 'The mental bodily harm and caring about the conditions to destroy a group of people. What is happening in Gaza is Genocide summed up perfectly in 2 minutes while a stunned Piers Morgan sits in — BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) April 23, 2025 She added: 'Clearly the complete siege on Gaza, the elimination or the prevention rather of water, food, electricity, the prevention of aid, widespread preventable illnesses, killing people. 'Now we see two million people on the brink of starvation. Clearly these are all intended to destroy a group of people. 'When you compound that with the indiscriminate bombing in the most densely populated places on Earth, I would absolutely constitute that as genocidal killing.' On Monday, aid workers described the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the 'stuff of nightmares' as the Israel-imposed siege on the territory entered its eighth straight week. Oxfam said that around 70% of the Gaza Strip is under displacement orders or 'no go' zones, affecting more than 500,000 people, and pushing many into inhospitable, unsafe, and inaccessible areas. Clemence Lagouardat, Oxfam response lead in Gaza, said that it was hard to explain just how terrible things are in Gaza at the moment and that aid workers are witnessing scenes of carnage and despair every day. Oxfam and its partners have said they have not received a single aid truck, food parcel, hygiene kit, or any other essential equipment since the siege began. It added that supplies in Gaza are nearly exhausted, with only a few water tanks remaining in the city. Martin went on to continue: 'Piers now compound that with the fact that there's genocidal intent. 'This is usually one of the hardest things to prove in a case of genocide, not the case in Israel's genocide in Gaza. 'We have five pages just in the ICJ ruling that clearly lay out the explicit intent to carry out genocide, and I'll just point to two, the Israeli president, who said shortly after October 7th that no civilian in Gaza is innocent and that they should have overthrown Hamas and because they didn't, they are essentially worth killing. 'Then you have the defense minister shortly after October 7th that these are human animals and we need to act accordingly, as he announced the complete siege of Gaza. 'So, taking all that into account, I would absolutely constitute what is happening is genocide, and Israel needs to be held accountable and stopped immediately because it's the gravest crime against humanity that a state can commit.' After the short two-minute clip, Morgan is seen sitting visibly stunned following Martin's summary.
