عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Arab World

United Nations Decries Deaths of Aid Workers in Gaza

Intensifying Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have heightened fears of for its 2.4 million inhabitants (Photo by The AP)
Intensifying Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have heightened fears of for its 2.4 million inhabitants (Photo by The AP)
TT
TT

United Nations Decries Deaths of Aid Workers in Gaza

Intensifying Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have heightened fears of for its 2.4 million inhabitants (Photo by The AP)
Intensifying Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have heightened fears of for its 2.4 million inhabitants (Photo by The AP)

The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) decried the situation for UN workers on the ground in Gaza.

He said 64 of his UNRWA colleagues had been killed in just over three weeks, "the highest number of UN aid workers killed in a conflict in such a short time."

Intensifying Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have heightened fears of for its 2.4 million inhabitants, where the health ministry said more than 8,300 have been killed, according to AFP.

Despite UN warnings that not enough aid was arriving in Gaza to meet "unprecedented humanitarian needs," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a ceasefire would amount to surrendering to Hamas, whose gunmen allegedly killed 1,400 people and took more than 230 hostages in an unprecedented attack on 7 October, according to the latest Israeli figures.

Most Viewed

 
 
Arab World

Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Stop Striking Hezbollah

Lebanese army soldiers and residents stand in front of a damaged building in the southern suburb of Beirut following an Israeli raid, in Beirut, Lebanon, 26 September 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
Lebanese army soldiers and residents stand in front of a damaged building in the southern suburb of Beirut following an Israeli raid, in Beirut, Lebanon, 26 September 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
TT
TT

Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Stop Striking Hezbollah

Lebanese army soldiers and residents stand in front of a damaged building in the southern suburb of Beirut following an Israeli raid, in Beirut, Lebanon, 26 September 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
Lebanese army soldiers and residents stand in front of a damaged building in the southern suburb of Beirut following an Israeli raid, in Beirut, Lebanon, 26 September 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel is striking Lebanon’s Hezbollah “with full force” and won’t stop until its goals are achieved.

Netanyahu spoke as he landed in New York to attend the annual UN General Assembly meeting and as US, European and some Arab officials were pressing for a 21-day halt in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to give time for negotiations.

Netanyahu said Israel’s “policy is clear. We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with full force. And we will not stop until we reach all our goals, chief among them the return of the residents of the north securely to their homes.”

He added that he approved the “targeted killing operation” of the head of Hezbollah’s drone unit in south Beirut Thursday.

Israel has dramatically escalated strikes in Lebanon this week, saying it is targeting Hezbollah. Israeli leaders have said they are determined to stop more than 11 months of cross-border fire by the group into Israel, which has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Israelis from communities in the north.