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09/17/2025September 17, 2025
Israel opens second north–south road for Gaza evacuations
The Israeli army has said it will open a second road through the on Wednesday to allow civilians to move south.
Starting at noon local time (0900 GMT/UTC), the Salah al-Din road — running along Gaza’s eastern side — will remain open for 48 hours, military spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced on X.
Salah al-Din parallels the Israeli border, while the alternative Rashid Road similarly runs north to south but closer to the coast.
In the north of the Palestinian territory, the Israeli military has launched its long-awaited ground offensive in .
Troops have been operating on the city’s outskirts for weeks and began moving towards the center on Monday evening.
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09/17/2025September 17, 2025
Aid groups urge UN action to end Israel-Hamas war
More than 20 humanitarian organizations have called for urgent international action to halt the war between Israel and Hamas ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly.
“States must use every available political, economic, and legal tool at their disposal to intervene,” the groups said in a joint statement released by Save the Children. “World leaders fail to act. Facts are ignored. Testimony is cast aside. And more people are killed as a direct consequence.”
The appeal followed a , a charge Israel rejected as “scandalous,” saying its military campaign targets Hamas, not civilians.
The aid groups warned Wednesday that UN member states are treating their obligations under international law as optional.
“History will undoubtedly judge this moment as a test of humanity. And we are failing,” they wrote, citing families surviving on animal food and children eating boiled leaves amid relentless airstrikes.
The statement’s signatories include Doctors Without Borders, Care International, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Oxfam International.
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Welcome to our coverage
Welcome to DW’s coverage of Gaza, Israel and the wider Middle East.
You join us as major aid groups sound the alarm ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly, pleading with world leaders to step up efforts to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
In a joint statement released by Save the Children on behalf of more than 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza, the groups said governments must use every political, economic and legal tool to halt the fighting.
The agencies accused UN member states of treating their obligations under international law as optional.
Follow along as DW brings you the latest reports, explainers and analysis on developments across the Middle East.
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