NEW YORK, 10th September, 2024 (WAM) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply alarmed by the continued loss of life in Gaza and strongly condemns today’s Israeli air strikes in an Israeli-designated zone for displaced persons in Khan Younis. “The use of heavy weapons in densely populated areas is unconscionable. Palestinians had moved to this […]
CAIRO, 9th September, 2024 (WAM) — The 162nd meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Arab League will take place tomorrow at the Arab League Secretariat in Cairo. The meeting will focus on halting the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza and the West Bank and strengthening international support for Palestine. The session, chaired […]
NEW YORK, 9th September, 2024 (WAM) — Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, stated that the new school year, which was set to begin today across the Gaza Strip, cannot commence in any of its 200 schools, most of which are being used as shelters for displaced Palestinians. In a statement, Dujarric said that […]
ABU DHABI, 8th September, 2024 (WAM) — Over 460,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been vaccinated against polio in just 8 days, thanks to an emergency campaign launched by the UAE targeting more than 640,000 children. This campaign comes in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, […]
ABU DHABI, 3rd September, 2024 (WAM) — In line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has launched an urgent vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip, aimed at protecting over 640,000 children from the threat of polio. The campaign began on Sunday in central Gaza, in collaboration […]
CAIRO, 1st September, 2024 (WAM) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received a phone call from the His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. The two sides agreed upon the necessity of achieving an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and halting […]
GAZA, 1st September, 2024 (WAM) – An Indonesian multidisciplinary medical team has joined the Emirati Integrated Field Hospital in Gaza as part of ‘’Operation Chivalrous Knight 3” in a move that strengthens international cooperation in the delovery of healthcare services. The Indonesian medical ream has already began providing advanced medical services to the injured Palestinians. […]
NEW YORK, 30th August, 2024 (WAM) — Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, has announced that a two-phase polio vaccination campaign will commence in Gaza on September 1. Speaking to reporters in New York today, Peeperkorn detailed that the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the WHO, […]
GAZA, 29th August, 2024 (WAM) — Operation “Chivalrous Knight 3” has commenced the restoration and operation of damaged and destroyed water networks in northern Gaza. This initiative follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Gaza Municipality, as part of the UAE’s efforts to provide urgent humanitarian solutions and funding to restore the functionality […]
NEW YORK, 28th August, 2024 (WAM) — The United Nations has reported that one of its humanitarian vehicles in Gaza, marked with the organisation’s insignia, was fired upon 10 times by Israeli forces, including shots targeting its front windows, while it was part of a convoy fully coordinated with the Israeli army. UN spokesperson Stéphane […]
NEW YORK, 27th August, 2024 (WAM) – Evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military have impacted the safety of humanitarians delivering aid in the Gaza Strip, the head of the UN’s Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) said on Tuesday. “Mass evacuation orders are the latest in a long list of unbearable threats to UN […]
CAIRO, 28th August, 2024 (WAM) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani, who is on an official visit to Egypt with a high-level Iraqi delegation. The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency said the two sides exchanged views on ways to help the region overcome the serious crises it […]
