“Grief, suffering, deep & immense pain: the reality for far too many people since 7 October 2023. And in Gaza for two long years, people have known nothing but destruction, displacement, bombardment, fear, death & hunger. As we mark two years on the beginning of this nightmare, I call once again for: - The release of all hostages and Palestinian detainees. - ⁠An immediate ceasefire: the guns must go silent everywhere. - The unfettered delivery of basic humanitarian supplies – at scale – to Gaza including through UNRWA. - Accountability & justice to hold all those accountable for atrocities committed on and after 7 October⁠. There is no other way out of this abyss & mayhem.” #CeasefireNow — Philippe Lazzarini, of UNRWA ... #UNRWAworks.

UNRWA

@UNRWA

 

Two years of war in #Gaza. Two years too long. 

 

 It’s time for a #CeasefireNow. 

 

Time to release all the hostages in Gaza and Palestinian detainees. 

 

Time to lift the siege and allow a standard flow of humanitarian aid and commercial supplies under the coordination of the UN including UNRWA.

 

 UNRWA

@UNRWA

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“Grief, suffering, deep & immense pain: the reality for far too many people since 7 October 2023. 

 

And in #Gaza for two long years, people have known nothing but destruction, displacement, bombardment, fear, death & hunger. 

 

As we mark two years on the beginning of this nightmare, I call once again for: 

 

- The release of all hostages and Palestinian detainees. 

 

- ⁠An immediate ceasefire: the guns must go silent everywhere. 

 

 - The unfettered delivery of basic humanitarian supplies – at scale – to #Gaza including through UNRWA. 

 

- Accountability & justice to hold all those accountable for atrocities committed on and after 7 October⁠ ⁠

 

There is no other way out of this abyss & mayhem.”  

 

#CeasefireNow  

— @UNLazzarini

 

 

UNRWA

@UNRWA

#Gaza:  2 years too long. 

 

UNRWA’s photographers document the suffering of the people in Gaza, and the work our dedicated teams continue to do. 

 

They work non-stop in high-risk conditions to show the realities of the war. 

 

International journalists are banned to enter Gaza and independently report. 

 

Palestinian journalists are being killed. 

 

 See Gaza through their eyes.  

 

#UNRWAworks

 

@UN United Nations 

Agency for #PalestineRefugees

"Palestinian armed groups must release all civilian hostages immediately and unconditionally. Without an immediate and sustained ceasefire by all parties there will be no end in sight to civilian suffering." Amnesty International: END ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE IN GAZA... RELEASE CIVILIAN HOSTAGES... CEASEFIRE NOW!!!!!!

Amnesty International

@amnesty

Today marks two years since the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel, during which at least 1,200 Israelis and other nationals – mostly civilians- were killed and 251 people were taken hostage, 20 are still alive and held in Gaza. 

 

Today marks two years since Israel began its brutal onslaught against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. 

 

Over 67,000 Palestinians – mostly civilians – have been killed. 90% of homes have been destroyed or damaged. Most of the population has been forcibly displaced, starved and subjected deliberately to conditions of life calculated to destroy Palestinians in Gaza. 

 

This is genocide. 

 

This horror has been made possible with the support of the US and other allies and the tightening of Israel’s 18-year-long illegal blockade that has inflicted unimaginable suffering. 

 

This must end now. 

 

Humanity cannot bear this any more.  

 

States must stop ignoring their legal obligations and press Israel to end its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.  

 

Palestinian armed groups must release all civilian hostages immediately and unconditionally.  

 

Without an immediate and sustained ceasefire by all parties there will be no end in sight to civilian suffering.

The Incarnate Word priests and nuns in Holy Family Parish in Gaza have been awarded the Achille Silvestrini International Prize for Dialogue and Peace

The Incarnate Word priests and nuns in Holy Family Parish in Gaza have been awarded the Achille Silvestrini International Prize for Dialogue and Peace.

Cardinal Pizzaballa will receive the award on their behalf at a ceremony this month in Italy

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is an Italian member of the Franciscan Order and a Roman Catholic cardinal who has been serving as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020. After being received into the Franciscan Order in 1984, he spent his novitiate at the Franciscan Shrine of La Verna in Arezzo, Italy. In 1990, after having obtained a diploma in classical studies from the Archiepiscopal Seminary of Ferrara as well as a bachelor's degree in theology from the Pontifical University Antonianum and having been ordained a priest, he was called to service in the Holy Land. Wikipedia

#Gaza’s war: 2 years too long. 🔴 Over 66,100 people reported killed 🔴 Nearly all of Gaza’s residents have been displaced 🔴 Nearly 80 per cent of structures damaged or destroyed 🔴 Over 370 UNRWA workers killed 🔴 UNRWA continues to provide critical services.

UNRWA

@UNRWA

 

#Gaza’s war: 2 years too long.  

 

Over 66,100 people reported killed  

 

Nearly all of Gaza’s residents have been displaced  

 

Nearly 80 per cent of structures damaged or destroyed  

 

Over 370 UNRWA workers killed 

 

UNRWA continues to provide critical services. 

 

Read UNRWA response here:  https://unrwa.org/resources/fact-sheet/two-years-fast-facts

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Destruction in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip © January 2025 UNRWA photo

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Overview

This factsheet presents an overview of the humanitarian consequences of two years of war in the Gaza Strip, as of October 2025. It speaks to the impact of the war on the people of Gaza, with over 66,000 people reported killed and the mass displacement of almost the entire population. The factsheet also provides insights into UNRWA's emergency response and continuous delivery of essential services including healthcare, water and sanitation, psychosocial support, and learning activities throughout the war.

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"Today, when Israel talks about creating a "buffer zone," it's actually a buffer zone of the buffer zone, and so imperialism by the inch continues." Susan Abulhawa

MAP 2: GAZA ARMISTICE LINES:  SALMAN ABU SITTA Israel has no borders, neither by its own admission nor by any article in international law. In 1948, Israel occupied 20,500 km2  (80% of Palestine), of which only 6% was obtained through the collusion of the British Mandate. The rest was obtained just by military force.

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susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى

@susanabulhawa

I want to post a point of historic fact regarding the current "border" of Gaza. 

 

The 1949 armistice line was actually 3 kilometers wider along the full perimeter of the Gaza Strip. 

 

However, Israel declared this area as a "buffer zone," and ultimately absorbed it as de facto Jewish-only territory. 

 

Those lands around the strip, called the Gaza envelop, are technically supposed to be part of the strip itself. 

 

But Israel built settlements and farms there. 

 

Today, when Israel talks about creating a "buffer zone," it's actually a buffer zone of the buffer zone, and so imperialism by the inch continues.     

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United Nations Geneva: "The greatest danger to our future is apathy. You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.” Let her words of love & faith inspire you every day. Together, let’s honour Jane Goodall’s legacy by working towards a better world. #ActNow

United Nations Geneva

@UNGeneva

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.” Let her words of love & faith inspire you every day. Together, let’s honour Jane Goodall’s legacy by working towards a better world. #ActNow

"The value of human life should not depend on nationality, religion, or political alliances...." On this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new letter: “Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent”.

On this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new letter: 

“Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent”. Read the letter and more in our latest issue: https://hubs.li/Q03LX2fw0

Oct 04, 2025

Volume 406Number 10511p1443-1534   https://www.thelancet.com/issue/S0140-6736(25)X0040-4?dgcid=twitter_organic_cover25_lancet&hss_channel=tw-27013292

Gaza's healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent

Alessandro Vitale^a alessandro.vitale@unipd.it ∙ Mohammad Abu Hilal^b,c ∙ Andrew A Gumbs^d,e ∙ Amir Szold^f ∙ Umberto Cillo^a ∙ Isabella Frigerio^g,h

The catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the apparent deliberate targeting of health-care infrastructure and personnel, has highlighted a profound challenge to the global medical community. Hospitals are under siege and clinicians are operating without basic supplies, power, or safety.^1,2 We are all deeply concerned about the suffering civilian population in Gaza and Israeli hostages, who are both living under inhumane conditions after the massacre of Oct 7, 2023.²

 

WHO and UN agencies have reported at least 772 attacks on health care,³ with 94% of hospitals damaged or destroyed² and more than 1500 health-care workers killed⁴—the highest toll ever recorded.^5,6 No independent or neutral organisation has provided evidence that Hamas deliberately used hospitals or other civilian facilities as human shields.⁷ Even if proven in the future, such claims could never justify systematic attacks on the health-care system. This is a violation of international humanitarian law and demands explicit condemnation.^1,2 Most medical and surgical societies worldwide have remained silent or issued vague statements about Gaza's healthocide. A recent analysis found that only 24·5% of US speciality societies commented publicly on the Gaza conflict,⁸ in contrast to previous crises in which medical societies mobilised resources and expressed support.^9–12

 

The value of human life should not depend on nationality, religion, or political alliances... READ MORE  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01735-0/fulltext

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NOT A TARGET: Babies are #NotATarget. Children are #NotATarget. Civilians are #NotATarget. Hospitals are #NotATarget. Health care workers are #NotATarget. Schools are #NotATarget. Humanitarians are #NotATarget.... & Poets are #NotATarget. Journalists are #NotATarget. Teachers are #NotATarget.

United Nations Geneva

@UNGeneva

Babies are #NotATarget. 

Children are #NotATarget. 

Civilians are #NotATarget. 

Hospitals are #NotATarget. 

Health care workers are #NotATarget. 

Schools are #NotATarget. 

Humanitarians are #NotATarget.

 

& 

Poets are #NotATarget.

Journalists are #NotATarget. 

Teachers are #NotATarget.