Archive for April 1st, 2025

01/04/2025

Gaza: At Least 322 Children Reportedly Killed, over 600 Injured Following Breakdown of Ceasefire – UNICEF

Human Wrongs Watch

NEW YORK/AMMAN, 31 March 2025 (UNICEF)* The breakdown of the ceasefire and resumption of intense bombardments and ground operations in the Gaza Strip has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609 injured – constituting a daily average of around 100 children killed or maimed over the past 10 days.

A child sits beside a tent at a shelter centre situated within Al-Aqsa University in the Gaza Strip.
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Most of these children were displaced, sheltering in makeshift tents or damaged homes.

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01/04/2025

United Nations to Reduce Aid ‘Footprint’ inside Gaza Following the Resumption of Deadly Israeli Airstrikes

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN Secretary-General on took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the enclave.

Two Gazans walk through a bomb site following renewed attacks on the enclave.
© UNFPA | Two Gazans walk through a bomb site following renewed attacks on the enclave.

“In the past week, Israel carried out devastating strikes on Gaza, claiming the lives of hundreds of civilians, including United Nations personnel, with no humanitarian aid being allowed to enter the Strip since early March,” said a statement released by his Spokesperson.

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01/04/2025

UN Staff Put on Alert — as US Visa Holders Face Threats and Deportation

Human Wrongs Watch

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 1 2025 (IPS)* The Trump administration’s ground-rules are dangerously clear—and devastating.
 

Credit: United Nations

If you are a pro-Palestinian demonstrator, denouncing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, you are either a supporter of the “terrorist organization” Hamas or you are described as anti-Semitic veering on hate crimes liable for prosecution.

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