As Israel continues its attack, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has become worse

 As Israel continues its attack, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has become worse

Additionally, according to the UN, primary fiber route breaks have resulted in the shutdown of all telecommunications services. The UN Secretary-General pleaded with the UN Security Council on Wednesday to utilize its power to halt the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

More than 80% of Gaza's population, or 1.87 million people, have been displaced from their homes since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on October 7 as a result of Hamas' murderous offensive on southern Israel, according to the UN.

Additionally, according to the UN, primary fiber route breaks have resulted in the shutdown of all telecommunications services. The UN Secretary-General pleaded with the UN Security Council on Wednesday to utilize its power to halt the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

What is going on in the conflict is as follows:

A proposal proposing a truce in the Israel-Gaza conflict was brought by Arab nations to the UN Security Council. United Nations: Arab nations are adjusting a draft resolution for the UN Security Council that calls for an end to the two-month-long Israeli-Gaza conflict.

Following the completion of a week-long humanitarian truce on December 1, Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said on Wednesday that it is crucial that the world's most powerful organization demand an end to the battle.

Mansour informed reporters that a team of ministers from Arab nations and the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, led by the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, will be visiting Washington on Thursday to have talks with US authorities. The delegation was surrounded by members of the 22-nation Arab group.

"The primary goal is to put an end to this war," he said. A ceasefire is required, and it has to happen right now. Mansour claimed that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was called on Wednesday morning by US Vice President Kamala Harris's national security advisor, and Abbas urged for a quick ceasefire and more humanitarian supplies.

The strongest friend of Israel, the United States, has the ability to veto decisions made in the Security Council and has not backed the cease-fire. US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood told reporters on Tuesday that despite some unsatisfactory outcomes, the Security Council's involvement in the Israel-Gaza conflict would not impede the crucial diplomacy taking place on the ground. fewer than what we would have preferred.

The resolution from the Security Council won't be helpful just now, he said.

Universities' insufficient reaction to anti-Semitism, according to Yad Vashem Jerusalem According to evidence given to Congress by the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel is concerned.

According to the monument, institutions did not do enough to quell the anti-Semitism that broke out on campus during the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Yad Vashem accused presidents of downplaying and contextualizing anti-Semitism in a statement released on Wednesday.

The stances taken by the three university presidents during their testimony reveal a fundamental lack of historical knowledge, including the fact that the genocide started with deplorable anti-Semitic statements made by senior academics and other leaders, not with gas chambers or ghettos. The statement stated, society.

Regarding anti-Semitism and Islamophobia on campus, the federal government has opened investigations into a number of colleges, including Penn and Harvard, in recent weeks.

There is a narrow line that must be drawn between defending free speech and permitting demonstrations while simultaneously battling anti-Semitism, university presidents said before a House committee on Tuesday.

Academic administrators said that they are stepping up security and offering more mental health and counseling services in an effort to counteract anti-Semitism on campus.

UN head issues a warning about a possible humanitarian crisis in Gaza United Nations: In order to avert a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UN Security Council has been asked by the UN head to exercise its power.

On Wednesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the fast collapsing humanitarian system now faces the possibility of total collapse. He emphasized how vital he thought a humanitarian ceasefire was. He said that the Israeli bombardment of Gaza's Palestinian population, who lack access to basic supplies and shelter, will soon cause public order to completely collapse.

On Wednesday, Guterres wrote to the 15-member Security Council in accordance with Article 99 of the UN Charter, her first correspondence since becoming the 193-member organization's presidency in 2017.

It enables the Secretary-General to bring any issues that he feels pose a danger to global peace and security to the Council's attention. Humanitarian assistance would be hard to provide in Gaza because to the dire circumstances there and the collapse of public order, according to Guterres. He issued a warning that worse things may happen, such as disease outbreaks and heightened strains that result in large-scale migration in surrounding nations.

According to Guterres, it is the duty of the international community to use all of its clout to stop this situation from becoming worse.