Several United Nations agencies are again sounding the alarm on the rapid deterioration of humanitarian conditions in much of Gaza and the civilian toll of more than a year of Israeli military operations.

The UN's Human Rights Office has condemned the high number of civilians killed in the war in Gaza, saying its analysis shows close to 70% of verified victims over a six-month period were women and children.

The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.

JERUSALEM - Israel rejected on Saturday a group of global food security experts' warning of famine in parts of northern Gaza where it is waging war against Palestinian militant group Hamas. Read more at straitstimes.

A senior Hamas official has called for an immediate end to Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip and a plan to achieve Palestinian statehood following the election victory of Donald Trump as the United States,

President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory has prompted officials from Hamas and other Palestinian leaders to call for a ceasefire with Israel, aiming to shift toward a peaceful statehood solution.