UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini calls for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, expressing deep concern over casualties from Israeli attacks on schools, including the recent bombardment of the Al-Fakhoura school.
The UN underscores the need for strict adherence to international law, particularly the safeguarding of hospitals during combat, in response to reports of an Israeli airstrike on Al-Shifa Hospital's main entrance in Gaza City.
The Israeli airstrikes on Gaza’s only cancer hospital, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, increases the suffering of cancer patients and potential risks to their lives.
This article explores the U.S.'s opposition to a potential Israeli ground assault on Gaza, attributing it to changing global dynamics, the decreasing importance of oil, and the U.S.'s policy of decentralization from West Asia.