Israel on Friday defended its raid on a north Gaza hospital last week while the U.N. human rights chief called the justification unsubstantiated and the World Health Organization urged Israel to release the hospital's director from detention.

Hamas’s takeover of aid distribution helps the terror organization maintain its hold on power, and thus prolong the war.

Israeli military authorities have said that they intend to block Palestinians from ever returning to north Gaza.

U.N. experts on Thursday condemned Israel's raid on a hospital in northern Gaza, urging an end to the 'blatant assault' on health rights in

Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli forces severely damaged the building and emptied its wards of patients and doctors.

United Nations rights experts on Monday said Israel must face the consequences of "inflicting maximum suffering" on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, alleging Israel was defying international law and being sheltered by its allies.

A galaxy of UN rapporteurs has called for necessarily holding Israel accountable for its persistent violations of the international law in the Gaza Strip.

A senior UN official appealed on Monday for an end to the hostilities between Israel and Houthi rebels in Yemen which have taken “an escalatory turn” in recent weeks.

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations issued on Monday what he called a final warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they otherwise risked the same "miserable fate" as Hamas,

Israel has confirmed it is holding Gaza hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya after earlier telling a local NGO that it was unaware of his case, sparking concern for his well being. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement said he was "currently being investigated by Israeli security forces" in person.