More Palestinians are fleeing south in Gaza as food and water are running out in the north amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to a United Nations agency. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said about 15,000 people fled from the north of Gaza on…
The United Nations humanitarian office said on Friday it was in advanced talks with all parties in the conflict between Israel and Hamas to ensure an aid operation into Gaza starts soon. "We are in deep and advanced negotiations with all relevant sides to ensure that an aid operation into Gaza starts as quickly as possible and with the right conditions," said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The United Nations on Thursday issued an emergency appeal for $294 million to address "the most urgent needs" in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where more than 400,000 Palestinians have fled their homes in recent days.Humanitarian needs compounded by the May 2023 escalation in Gaza and the deterioration of the situation in the West Bank "have left humanitarian organizations without the resources required to adequately respond to the full range of needs of vulnerable Palestinians," OCHA said in