News & Insights Across Asia
As the conflict between Israel and Gaza enters its 35th day, the death toll rises sharply, with Gaza nearing 11,000 casualties and Israel over 1,400. Humanitarian aid remains insufficient amid escalating tensions.
On the 26th day of the Palestine-Israel conflict, the IDF intensified operations in Gaza, hitting 300 targets. Meanwhile, ICRC experts and aid arrived to provide critical support to Gaza’s civilians.
Medical experts in Gaza urge immediate delivery of anesthetic drugs amid critical shortages, despite recent medical supplies from the ICRC. The lack hampers life-saving surgeries in the region.
China pledges 15 million yuan in emergency humanitarian aid to Gaza, providing essential food and medicine to alleviate the humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing conflict.
Fuel shortages in Gaza intensify as aid convoys arrive without gas. Essential services are crippled, deepening the humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing blockade.
As the Palestine-Israel conflict intensifies on its 20th day, over 8,000 lives have been lost, and Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis with hospital closures and critical shortages of essential supplies.
Facing severe fuel shortages, residents of Gaza are cooking outdoors with firewood. Despite recent humanitarian aid deliveries, the absence of fuel threatens to exacerbate the crisis.
At least 140 people were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip overnight as humanitarian aid enters through the Rafah crossing.
Israel intensifies airstrikes in Gaza on Day 18 of the Palestine-Israel conflict, with scores of Palestinians killed and tensions escalating regionally. Aid convoys enter Gaza amid a growing humanitarian crisis.
Amid escalating conflict in Gaza, the U.S. vetoed two UN Security Council resolutions calling for a humanitarian pause, raising questions about its commitment to peace and humanitarian relief.
Twenty trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing after a two-week blockade, marking the first aid allowed into the region amid ongoing conflict.
China’s President Xi Jinping calls for a humanitarian corridor in Gaza and emphasizes the need for a two-state solution to achieve lasting peace between Israel and Palestine.
At the Rafah crossing, Gazans anxiously await a chance to leave amid escalating tensions, but Egypt withholds passage until humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza.
Israel prepares for a potential ground offensive in the Gaza Strip amid escalating conflict with Hamas. Delays due to weather; international concerns grow over regional stability and civilian safety.
The UN warns of devastating humanitarian consequences as Gaza faces a severe water shortage amid Israeli call for mass relocation.
A devastating magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat province has killed over 2,400 people, obliterated villages, and left survivors in dire need of aid.
Devastating earthquakes in western Afghanistan’s Herat province have claimed over 2,400 lives, with 13 villages utterly destroyed. Rescue efforts continue as survivors search for loved ones amid the rubble.
China’s Red Cross Society pledges $200,000 in emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following devastating earthquakes that struck on Saturday, causing significant casualties and damage.
UN officials urge the lifting of unilateral sanctions, highlighting how such measures harm human rights and hinder global humanitarian efforts. Calls grow to reevaluate sanctions impacting humanitarian work.
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