Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Barrack: We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity building peace and prosperity with their neighbors
US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa supported by the US have agreed to a ceasefire embraced by Türkiye, Jordan, and their neighbors
YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree: We carried out a top-tier operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Lydd with a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile
Israeli media: Israelis in the Gush Dan area and al-Quds were asked to enter shelters immediately
Sirens sound in Tel Aviv and occupied al-Quds after a missile was launched from Yemen
Sheikh Qassem: We are ready to defend ourselves if 'Israel' attacks us in a way that we believe calls for us to defend ourselves
Sheikh Qassem: "Israel" will never be handed over our weapons
Sheikh Qassem: He who refuses so and accepts humiliation, that is their own business, but for us, we will not accept humiliation. We have made great sacrifices, and our strength has helped us achieve this result
Sheikh Qassem: Be patient with the issue of exclusivity of arms with the state in the face of the great danger that will not spare Lebanon; let us speak with one voice and work for the sake of priority
Sheikh Qassem: Lebanon faces three real dangers: 'Israel', ISIS tools on the eastern border, and US tyranny

Israeli forces use explosives in crowded areas: UN Coordinator

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 25 Jun 2024 22:07
3 Min Read

The UN Special Coordinator highlighted significant damage caused to neighborhoods by these weapons, including hospitals, civilian infrastructure, schools, mosques, and UN buildings.

Listen
  • x
  • Destroyed buildings stand by the coast of the Gaza Strip as seen from the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
    Destroyed buildings stand by the coast of the Gaza Strip as seen from the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, June 25, 2024 (AP Photo)

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the dire situation in Gaza, confirming reports of Israeli forces using explosive weapons in densely populated areas.

In a letter to the President and the members of the Security Council, Wennesland highlighted significant damage caused to neighborhoods by these weapons, including hospitals, civilian infrastructure, schools, mosques, and UN buildings.

He underscored that ongoing hostilities in Gaza are worsening regional instability, predicting severe impacts on civilians and a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Wennesland called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, where he says "where nowhere is safe," and the need to address conditions affecting over 1.7 million displaced persons in Gaza.

He further warned about insufficient levels of essential goods, including humanitarian aid, allowed into Gaza to meet basic needs.

Read more: Dutch defense chief slams 'Israel' for actions in Rafah

On this note, Wennesland urged all parties to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, cautioning that military escalation would only lead to further catastrophic consequences for the region. He expressed concern about the escalating tensions, particularly between Hezbollah and "Israel."

Related News

Al-Quds fighters engage undercover Israeli troops in Gaza

Jeremy Corbyn to host unofficial Gaza tribunal, examine UK role in war

Regarding the occupied West Bank, Wennesland also expressed concern about the ongoing expansion of illegal settlements, stating that all settlements in the West Bank lack legal validity and constitute flagrant violations of international law.

UN deplores Israeli ‘lawless behavior' 

Last Sunday, the UN human rights office condemned "Israel's" "lawless behavior" in the Strip and the occupied West Bank.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced the denunciation in a statement, criticizing the recent Israeli strikes on the al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing at least 50 Palestinians. 

These "attacks appear to be disproportionate in that they would be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, and damage to civilian objects excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated," according to the bureau.

Earlier today, the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that the death toll risen to 37,658 martyrs and 86,237 injuries since October 7th last year.

In its daily report, the ministry confirmed that on the 263rd of the Israeli genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces committed 3 massacres killing 32 Palestinians and injuring at least 139 others.

Palestinian victims remain trapped under the rubble at several locations with ambulances and civil defense crews either prevented from or incapable of reaching them to provide them with medical assistance and transport them to the remaining, albeit overcrowded and most nonfunctional, hospitals.

Read more: Hamas' relocation from Doha to Baghdad in motion

  • genocide in Gaza
  • war on Gaza
  • United Nations
  • UN Security Council
  • Gaza
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Algerian nurse stabbed in Germany

Murder of Algerian nurse in Germany sparks outcry, demands for justice

  • Europe
  • 14 Jul 2025
Credible reports, including some from Israeli media itself, indicate that Tel Aviv had pinned its hopes on what can only be described as a delusional plan. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Jebraily: Iran strikes rewrote regional deterrence rules - Exclusive

  • MENA
  • 15 Jul 2025
Al-Qassam Brigades fighters confront Israeli soldiers in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

3 Israeli soldiers killed amid Gaza battles: Israeli media

  • Palestine
  • 14 Jul 2025
Al Mayadeen: UN Palestine Inquiry members reportedly resigned

Exclusive: UN Palestine Inquiry members reportedly resigned

  • Politics
  • 15 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The US Capitol, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington (AP)
Politics

Congress set to weaken oversight on foreign US arms sales

Only quarter of Americans say Trump policies helped them: Poll
US & Canada

Only quarter of Americans say Trump policies helped them: Poll

UK charities fund Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
Palestine

UK charities fund Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank

Calls grow to remove Netanyahu from High School hall of fame
Politics

Calls grow to remove Netanyahu from high school Hall of Fame

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS