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“Hamas has expressed condemnation for using Gaza aid as a political blackmail tool”

"Hamas has expressed condemnation for using Gaza aid as a political blackmail tool." This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The statement comes in response to international NGOs working in Gaza and the United Nations (UN) officials' claiming that the occupation’s purported plans to distribute aid in Gaza constitute "a deceitful attempt to evade international pressure." The resistance affirmed the following: "We strongly reject using aid as a […]

5 May 2025

International News

UN estimates 3.2m Sudanese children under 5 will face acute malnutrition in 2025

UNICEF issued a dire warning on Friday about the humanitarian crisis in conflict-torn Sudan, warning of “acute malnutrition” for young children, Anadolu Agency reports. At a news conference, UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said that UNICEF estimated 3.2 million children under the age of 5 suffered “from acute malnutrition this year. Of these children, over 700,000 will likely suffer from severe acute malnutrition.” Calling the situation in Sudan the “world’s largest child displacement […]

11 January 2025

International

Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemns Israel’s bomging of UNRWA premises which houses displaced Palestinians

By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said the ongoing targeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) premises for Palestine Refugees is a direct reflection of Israel's disregard for international law. This comes after the Israeli occupation forces bombed a school in the Beach refugee camp in western Gaza City on Friday, leaving martyrs and wounded among the displaced Palestinians. "Since the beginning of its aggression, the […]

8 June 2024

International

“This is not an aid package but a war package”

By Kouthar Sambo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked the United States (US) lawmakers after they voted in favour of new aid packages for their countries worth billions of dollars and Africa receiving little aid. Speaking on VOC's Drive Time on Wednesday, International Relations Expert Donovan Williams said the United States (US) cannot even afford to take care of its own poor. "This is not […]

25 April 2024

International

At least 63 killed in Gaza in last 24 hours

Gaza’s Health Ministry has said at least 63 Palestinians have been killed and 45 injured in Israeli attacks across the enclave in the past 24 hours. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said destruction in Khan Younis and damage to the medical sector was “disproportionate to anything one can imagine” after the Israeli army withdrawal. USAID chief Samantha Power has become the first US official to publicly say famine is happening in northern […]

12 April 2024

International

UN calls for sides in Sudan to lay down arms, protect civilians during Ramadan

The UN on Friday called on the conflicting sides in Sudan to lay down arms and protect civilians during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, Anadolu reports. “Sudan is barreling toward a full year of war,” Martin Griffiths, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said on X. “Despite a Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities during Ramadan, the fighting continues,” he stressed. “This is a […]

17 March 2024

International

US aid policy on Gaza ‘absurd’ given military support for Israel, UN expert says

A UN expert, on Friday, criticised US efforts to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, such as plans for a temporary port and recent air drops, which he said were “absurd” and “cynical” methods, so long as military aid to Israel continues, Reuters reports. Amid warnings of looming famine five months into Israel’s campaign against the Palestinian group, Hamas, in Gaza, the US military has carried out air drops of meals into Gaza and plans a temporary port for […]

9 March 2024

International

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) commences public hearings on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories

By Kouthar Sambo The International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced its week-long public hearings on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and the ongoing aggression in the Gaza Strip. According to media reports, Palestine's Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, demanded that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories come to a complete halt. This comes after the 2022 request from the United Nations (UN) General Assembly for an advisory, or […]

19 February 2024

International

Israel forces intensify Rafah strikes as diplomats seek to salvage Gaza truce

Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah on Thursday, where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering, as diplomats sought to salvage ceasefire talks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Hamas proposal, Reuters reports. In a sign the diplomacy was not over in the biggest Washington-led push yet to quiet the guns, a Hamas delegation led by senior official, Khalil Al-Hayya, arrived in Cairo on Thursday […]

9 February 2024

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