The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday lost touch with its staff in Gaza as telecommunications were cut off. We have lost touch with our staff in Gaza, with health facilities, health workers and the rest of our humanitarian partners on the ground.
Internet and communications went down as Israel’s military said it was intensifying its carpet bombing of Gaza and that its ground forces were expanding operations. International aid agencies said they were unable to contact their staffers.
The UN General Assembly voted in favor of an immediate humanitarian truce on Friday, shortly after the Israeli army announced the expansion of its ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
The result showed a split among Western countries, especially in Europe, as France supported the resolution, while Germany, Italy and Britain abstained from voting. Austria joined the United States in voting against the resolution.
![Toys and pro-Palestine placards are seen on the entrance to the Foreign Office during the demonstration. Parents and kids gathered outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Westminster demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and placed teddy bears and other toys, representing the Palestinian children killed during the Israel-Hamas war, outside the government building. [Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1749113703-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Toys and pro-Palestine placards are seen on the entrance to the Foreign Office during the demonstration. Thousands of children have been killed by indiscriminate bombing campaign.
Parents and kids gathered outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Westminster demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and placed teddy bears and other toys, representing the Palestinian children killed, outside the government building.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point Blog Site News 2023.
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