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UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla’s humanitarian mission to Gaza
UN experts: “As the Freedom Flotilla approaches Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, Israel must adhere to international law, including recent orders from the International Court of Justice to ensure unimpeded access for humanitarian aid,”
Testimonies from the Occupied Palestinian Territory show new depths of Israel’s atrocities: UN expert
UN expert: “The pace and intensity with which this violence has spread to the rest of the occupied territory confirms that no Palestinian is safe under Israel’s unfettered control”
UN Human Rights Chief deplores harrowing killings of children and women in Rafah
UN Human Rights Chief today decried a series of Israeli strikes on Rafah in the past few days that killed mostly children and women, repeating his warning against a full-scale incursion on an area where 1.2 million civilians have been forcibly cornered.
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
OHCHR: Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes.
US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership
Security Council Fails to Recommend Full United Nations Membership for State of Palestine, Owing to Veto Cast by United States
UN Women launches latest Gender Alert on Gaza: Scarcity and Fear
The series of gender alerts produced by UN Women on Gaza provides a detailed analysis of the reality of women’s and girls’ lives in the Gaza Strip, documenting abhorrent living conditions. "Scarcity and Fear" focuses on the lack of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, which are vital to women's health, dignity, safety, and privacy.
Urgent and effective international intervention needed to stop the crimes of the Israeli occupation and its armed settler militias
The General Delegation of Palestine strongly condemns the violations and crimes committed by Israeli colonial settler militias and their armed terrorist factions against defenceless Palestinian civilians throughout the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian request for UN membership moves on to specialized committee
The Security Council on Monday referred the application of the observer State of Palestine for full UN membership to the specialized committee set up to vet new members - UN News
Humanitarian Nightmare: Al-Shifa Hospital and Strikes on Humanitarians in Gaza
Letter by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, "Humanitarian Nightmare: Al-Shifa Hospital and Strikes on Humanitarians in Gaza"
People in northern Gaza forced to survive on 245 calories a day, less than a can of beans – Oxfam
Oxfam International: For nearly 20 years, the Israeli government has calculated the calories needed to prevent malnutrition in #Gaza, accounting for age, gender, and local food production—yet, recent actions have nearly wiped out these critical food sources. Now, people in Northern Gaza are barely surviving on less than 12% of their daily needs.