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Maj. Gen. Giora Eiland: Israeli response proportionate
US votes down Security Council meeting
The United States has blocked a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss the new flare-up between Israel and the Palestinians, three diplomats told the AFP news agency.
In its statements this week on the Mideast crisis, the US has said Israel has the right to defend itself from rocket attacks launched by the Islamist movement Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said later on Thursday that they wanted to organize the meeting early next week .
Israel calls up more reservists
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) yesterday commemorated this year’s World Press Freedom Day at the Accra International Press Centre on the theme: "30 Years after the Windhoek Declaration: Information as a public good".
UN Reiterates Call for Health Workers and Facilities to be Protected [EN/MY]
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(Yangon, 5 May 2021) - The United Nations in Myanmar warns of the impact on public health, including the COVID-19 response, from attacks on medical personnel and facilities, and reiterates its call for health workers, health facilities and patients to be protected.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) global surveillance system, since the beginning of February there have been 158 reported attacks on health care, resulting in 11 deaths and 51 injuries. This is currently the majority of reported attacks on health care services worldwide since the beginning of 2021. Some 83 attacks impacted facilities, 21 attacks impacted ambulances, 76 attacks impacted health personnel, and 73 attacks impacted patients.