Gaza siege

Removing 42 million tons of rubble in Gaza to cost $700m

Sunday-18-August-2024

10 months of war on the Gaza Strip has left 42 million tons of debris in the war-torn territory and removing it is expected to cost as much as $700 million and will take many years, Bloomberg news agency reported recently, quoting UN figures.

Health ministry calls for urgently providing Gaza with life-saving medicines

Tuesday-25-June-2024

The health ministry in the Gaza Strip has appealed to UN and international organizations to swiftly intervene to provide hospitals in the war-torn coastal territory with their needs of medications and medical supplies to save lives of wounded civilians and patients.

Israeli closure of Gaza crossings enters day 43

Monday-17-June-2024

For the 43rd day running, the Israeli occupation army continues to occupy and close the Gaza border crossings and prevent the travel of sick and wounded civilians and the entry of any aid shipments through them.

Gaza patients and injured denied treatment abroad

Thursday-6-June-2024

Tens of thousands of Palestinians were injured in the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip that started on October 7 last year.

GMO: Israeli army bars entry of 3,000 aid trucks to Gaza

Sunday-19-May-2024

The Israeli occupation army has been preventing 3,000 aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip for two weeks, according to a statement by the Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza.

OCHA: Nothing left to distribute in Gaza

Saturday-18-May-2024

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that “there is almost nothing left to distribute in Gaza” due to the Israeli army’s closure of border crossings.

Why isn’t the Arab-Islamic world implementing the 57 flags initiative for Gaza

Thursday-22-February-2024

The Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, has reiterated his call on Arab and Islamic countries to implement the initiative he proposed to break the siege on the Gaza Strip.

Freedom Flotilla intends to break Gaza siege soon

Sunday-11-February-2024

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a plan to sail again to challenge Israel’s unlawful and deadly siege of Gaza.

7326 Palestinians killed since start of Israeli attacks on Gaza

Friday-27-October-2023

At least 7326 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip including nearly 3038 children the Palestinian health ministry declared on Friday.

Second small aid convoy enters Gaza

Monday-23-October-2023

The Government Media Office said that a small aid convoy of 14 trucks was allowed into the embattled Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing on Sunday evening carrying food supplies water and some medicines.