Nine UN employees have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since the start of a bombardment Saturday, a UN agency said Wednesday. "Nine UNRWA personnel (six staff and three contractors) were killed, while three teachers were injured," the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)...

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 1055 Palestinians and destroyed entire neighborhoods in the besieged city, Al Arabiya reported citing the Palestinian health ministry. At least 4,600 others were also injured following five nights of intense bombardment by Israel’s...

The blackouts, which Middle East Eye correspondents in Gaza are also facing, come after Israel said it would cut the besieged strip's access to water, food, fuel and electricity.  In the latest death toll, the ministry said at least 765 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli shelling...

 Syria regime boycotted a hearing at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday where the Netherlands and Canada accused Damascus of a years-long campaign of “institutionalized” torture against its own people. The hearing was focused on a preliminary Dutch and Canadian request for the...