Israel has refused to resume visas for heads of at the very least 3 UN businesses in Gaza

Greater than 58,000 Palestinians have been killed within the battle, in line with the Gaza Well being Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants however says greater than half had been ladies and kids.

Ravina Shamdasani, chief spokesperson for the Geneva-based UN human rights physique, confirmed on 17 July, Thursday, that the pinnacle of its workplace within the occupied Palestinian territories “has been denied entry into Gaza”.

“The final time he tried to enter was in February 2025 and since then, he has been denied entry,” she advised the Related Press. “Sadly, this isn’t uncommon. Support employees, UN workers, journalists and others have been denied entry to Gaza.”

Israel has accused a UN-backed fee probing abuses in Gaza, whose three members simply resigned, and the Human Rights Council’s unbiased investigator Francesca Albanese of antisemitism.

Albanese has accused Israel of “genocide” in Gaza, which it and its ally the US vehemently deny. The Trump administration lately issued sanctions in opposition to Albanese.

Fletcher, the UN humanitarian chief, advised the Safety Council that Israel additionally isn’t granting “safety clearances” for employees to enter Gaza to proceed their work and that UN humanitarian companions are more and more being denied entry as properly.

He famous that “56 per cent of the entries denied into Gaza in 2025 had been for emergency medical groups — frontline responders who save lives”.

“Lots of of help employees have been killed; and those that proceed to work endure starvation, hazard and loss, like everybody else within the Gaza Strip,” Fletcher stated.