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UNTSO
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UN-led)
Authorization date: 05/48
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UNSCO
The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Authorization date: 06/94
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TIPH-2
Temporary International Presence in Hebron (Other)
Authorization date: 02/97
EUBAM Rafah
EU Border Assistance Mission at Rafah Crossing Point (EU)
Authorization date: 11/05
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EUPOL COPPS
EU Police Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EU)
Authorization date: 11/05
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Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel’s military called the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive and no sign of a ceasefire was in sight.
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with the worst-case scenario of famine now officially declared and Israel using starvation as a method of war “in its starkest terms”, speakers warned the Security Council today, among them the head of Save the Children International, who implored, Gaza’s “children have reached their breaking point. Where is yours?”
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City.
While giving the go ahead to Israel’s planned takeover of Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has instructed negotiators to begin talks to end the war “under conditions acceptable to Israel.”
There was a muted response from Israel after Hamas said it had agreed to the latest proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza and to free the remaining hostages.
More than 100 organisations have signed a joint letter calling on Israel to stop the "weaponisation of aid" into Gaza, as "starvation deepens". Humanitarian groups, including Oxfam and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), say they are increasingly being told they are "not authorised" to deliver aid, unless they comply with the stricter Israeli regulations.
Two weeks after the European Commission laid out a plan to impose first-of-their-kind penalties on Israel, the proposal remains stalled due to disagreements among the bloc's members.
Spain signalled support on Wednesday for French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal of an international coalition under a United Nations mandate to stabilise Gaza, calling it "one of the tools" that could bring peace to the region.
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the Israeli government’s announcement of its intention to expand its military ground offensive in Gaza, calling for a permanent ceasefire and a UN-backed international coalition to help stabilize the region and support Palestinian governance.
The Council of Europe urged its member states on Tuesday to halt deliveries of weapons to Israel if they could be used for human rights violations.