“Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN designated shelter in Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl reports.
Killing sleeping children a ‘universal shame’: UNRWA
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Israeli reservists resist war, refuse to serve
More than 50 reservists in the Israeli military have announced their refusal to serve in the army and expressed solidarity with “all those who resist being called to service”.
Collective punishment in Gaza must end: UN Special Rapporteur
Last year, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs on human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied by Israel since 1967, Richard Falk, called on Israel to end its siege of the Gaza Strip.
UN calls for ceasefire in Gaza, condemns civilian killings
The United Nations Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to the region to “express solidarity with Palestinians and Israelis and help bring about a ceasefire”.