‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force

CNN  

CNN — Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that she will now be “thrown out to the streets” with her three children. On Sunday, Israel ordered UNRWA to “vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem and cease its operations in them by 30 January 2025,” the UN agency said. “UNRWA’s international staff at the East Jerusalem office had to evacuate and relocate to Amman, Jordan earlier in the day,” the UN said Wednesday. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said on Tuesday that its implementation will be “disastrous.” “The government of Israel claims that UNRWA’s services can be transferred to other entities,” Lazzarini said, adding that his agency is unique in its mandate “to provide public-like services,” which “can only be transferred to a functioning state.” In a Tuesday speech at the UN, Israel’s representative, Danny Danon, said that “this legislation is about what is happening in Israel; it’s not about what’s happening in Gaza, in Jordan, in Lebanon. Asked if UNRWA staff are safe, Danon said: “It’s not us to take care of their safety.” Mencer described UNRWA on Wednesday as “a failed institution” that is “permeated with terrorism.” He then accused the agency of perpetuating the conflict, saying it “glorifies Jew-killing, glorifies jihad.” Hoda Hussein, who was displaced with her family from north of Khan Younis, described the UNRWA ban as “a second starvation and a new war on the Gaza Strip.” “We rely on God, then on them,” she said, adding that for 15 months they had nowhere else to go.

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UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks all food
1 week, 4 days ago

UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks all food

Al Jazeera  

With Israel’s complete blockade on Gaza approaching 10 days, Philippe Lazzarini says aid is being ‘weaponised’. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has warned that the situation in Gaza is “deteriorating very, very quickly”, more than a week after Israel again halted all supplies from entering the Gaza Strip. “Whatever the intent is, …

Israel’s Gaza aid blockade could breach humanitarian law: European nations
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel’s Gaza aid blockade could breach humanitarian law: European nations

Al Jazeera  

The blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip announced by Israel last week would risk violating international humanitarian law, three European foreign ministers have said in a statement. “A halt on goods and supplies entering Gaza, such as that announced by the Government of Israel would risk violating International Humanitarian Law,” the three ministers said. Separately, on Wednesday, five European …

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate implementation of UNRWA law
1 month ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate implementation of UNRWA law

Live Mint  

Tel Aviv : On Tuesday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support. Sharing a post on X, Israel's PMO said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support, be enforced immediately." Notably, earlier in October 2024, the Israeli …

Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that while an Israeli ban has not yet forced the agency to cease operations, it faces an “existential threat” in the long run. It’s ethnic cleansing.” Trump announced Tuesday that Washington will not resume funding for UNRWA — which had already been halted since January 2024 when …

Trump to withdraw US from UN Rights Council, extend UNRWA funds ban: Report
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump to withdraw US from UN Rights Council, extend UNRWA funds ban: Report

Al Jazeera  

The US president is expected to sign the orders cutting ties and funds to the UN agencies as Netanyahu visits the White House. United States President Donald Trump is planning to cut off US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and extend a funding ban on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, an unnamed White House official …

Israeli family says Hamas used UNRWA buildings in Gaza to hide hostage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israeli family says Hamas used UNRWA buildings in Gaza to hide hostage

ABC  

The head of the United Nations's Palestinian aid agency has described allegations Israeli hostages were held in his agency's buildings in Gaza as "deeply disturbing and shocking". No plan B for almost 6 million Palestinians as UNRWA ban begins Photo shows An Arab woman wearing a black hijab looking concerned, holding a baby toddler wearing a pink hoodie Israeli laws …

Gaza ‘ceasefire at risk’ if UNRWA forced to stop operations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gaza ‘ceasefire at risk’ if UNRWA forced to stop operations

Al Jazeera  

UK, France and Germany reiterate ‘grave concern’ over Israeli law forbidding contact between its officials and UN agency. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has described the organisation as “a lifeline” for nearly six million Palestinian refugees under its charge in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, earlier insisted that despite the ban, “UNRWA …

International staff of UN Palestinian agency forced to leave as Israel ban comes in
1 month, 3 weeks ago

International staff of UN Palestinian agency forced to leave as Israel ban comes in

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, and the body’s …

Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here’s what that looks like
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here’s what that looks like

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash, a move that humanitarian officials warn could have a disastrous impact on aid delivery and jeopardize regional stability in the long term. “There are multiple alternative organizations to UNRWA — including U.N. agencies, international NGOs, …

Norway pledges $24 million in aid to UNRWA after Israel bans agency
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Norway pledges $24 million in aid to UNRWA after Israel bans agency

Firstpost  

UNRWA has provided support for Palestinian refugees around the Middle East for over 70 years, and it says it has brought in 60 percent of the food aid that has reached Gaza since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas in 2023 A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, amid the Israel-Hamas …

Israel to formally ban UN Palestinian agency today, accuses it of sheltering terrorists
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel to formally ban UN Palestinian agency today, accuses it of sheltering terrorists

Firstpost  

Israel has banned the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East over allegations that the agency shelters terrorists Israeli soldiers take position as they enter the UNRWA headquarter where the military discovered tunnels underneath of the UN agency that the military says Hamas used to attack its forces during a ground operation in Gaza, February …

Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into effect despite backlash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into effect despite backlash

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations has said UNRWA will continue working in all Palestinian territories The UN’s agency for Palestinians is now banned in Gaza. Late on Thursday, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres said: “UNRWA clinics across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are open. Ahead of the ban coming into effect, Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein …

Israeli ban on UNRWA begins as aid agencies argue they do not have capacity to fill the void
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israeli ban on UNRWA begins as aid agencies argue they do not have capacity to fill the void

ABC  

In a health centre in the Shu'fat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, Sufaa Ayad is clutching her nine-month-old daughter. "This is an absolutely desperate situation," UNRWA Jerusalem spokesperson Jonathan Fowler told the ABC. UNRWA Jerusalem spokesperson Jonathan Fowler says the Israeli ban on the UN agency creates a "desperate situation". "UNRWA has been infested with terror," Israeli politician Dan Illouz …

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force

CNN  

CNN — Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that she will now be “thrown out to the streets” with her three children. On Sunday, Israel ordered UNRWA to “vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem and cease its operations in them by 30 January 2025,” the …

What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers

Al Jazeera  

Israel orders the UN Relief and Works Agency, the backbone of Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations by Thursday. UNRWA operates 58 refugee camps including: West Bank: 19 camps housing 912,879 registered refugees 19 camps housing 912,879 registered refugees Gaza: eight camps housing 1.6 million people eight camps housing 1.6 million people Jordan: 10 camps with 2.39 million people 10 …

‘We will suffocate’: Palestinian refugees in Gaza fear UNRWA ban
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘We will suffocate’: Palestinian refugees in Gaza fear UNRWA ban

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s new ban on the UN agency leaves many in Gaza worried about who will help them now. My children and grandchildren went to UNRWA’s schools, we were treated in UNRWA hospitals, and it helped us put roofs over our heads.” In October 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed two laws: one designating UNRWA as a so-called “terrorist” organisation and the …

Israel defies UN and vows to cut ties with UNRWA, with US blessing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel defies UN and vows to cut ties with UNRWA, with US blessing

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency UNRWA and any other body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, after repeatedly accusing the organization of undermining its security. "The legislation forbids UNRWA from operating within the sovereign territory of the State of Israel, and forbids any contact between Israeli officials and UNWRA," …

UNRWA chief says Israel’s ban will be disastrous
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UNRWA chief says Israel’s ban will be disastrous

Al Jazeera  

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees has warned that an impending Israeli ban on the organisation would cripple humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip and undermine the Israel-Hamas ceasefire there. Dorothy Shae, Washington’s envoy to the Security Council meeting, said the agency delivering aid to millions is “exaggerating” the potential impact of the Israeli ban – …

Aid is rushing into Gaza while the cease-fire holds
2 months ago

Aid is rushing into Gaza while the cease-fire holds

Live Mint  

Humanitarian supplies are pouring into the Gaza Strip at an unprecedented rate, as foreign governments and aid groups race during a pause in the fighting to bring much needed relief to the beleaguered population. With the risk that fighting could resume at any time, aid groups see the pause as an opportunity to get as much assistance to Gaza’s population …

Israel-Hamas ceasefire sparks hope for aid in Gaza, but hurdles persist
2 months ago

Israel-Hamas ceasefire sparks hope for aid in Gaza, but hurdles persist

The Hindu  

An Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal expected to take effect on Sunday has sparked hope for life-saving aid to reach Palestinians, but aid agencies warn of obstacles from destroyed infrastructure, massive need and collapsed law and order. The United Nations’ humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called it “a moment of hope and opportunity” but said “we should be under no illusions how tough …

UN says it’s ready to ramp up delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza
2 months ago

UN says it’s ready to ramp up delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Wednesday that it’s ready to ramp up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza following a ceasefire agreement and urged the removal of major security and political obstacles so supplies can reach all Palestinians in need. “From our side, we will do whatever is humanly possible, aware of the serious challenges …

Access restrictions, looting and shortages add to Gaza hunger crisis: UN
2 months, 1 week ago

Access restrictions, looting and shortages add to Gaza hunger crisis: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Jan 9, 2025. UNITED NATIONS - Critical supply shortages, severe access restrictions and violent armed looting are contributing to a hunger crisis across the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said aid …

Israel considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Trump’s inauguration
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Trump’s inauguration

CNN  

CNN — Israel is considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Donald Trump comes into office later this month in a bid to deprive Hamas of resources, according to an Israeli official familiar with the matter. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in an update on Tuesday that only 2,205 aid trucks had entered Gaza …

UNRWA to shutter offices in West Bank and Gaza amid Israeli restrictions: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

UNRWA to shutter offices in West Bank and Gaza amid Israeli restrictions: Report

Firstpost  

The UN says that UNRWA cannot be replaced by any other agency once the new laws come into effect. In October last year, the Knesset overwhelmingly voted for the suspension of UNRWA’s work in the West Bank and Gaza A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir …

What the end of UNRWA would mean for Palestinians
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What the end of UNRWA would mean for Palestinians

Live Mint  

BALATA CAMP, West Bank—Saeed Hashash, a father of four, was connected to a dialysis machine when he learned that Israel had passed laws that would halt the operations of the agency that pays for his kidney treatment. In October, Israel’s Parliament passed laws that will effectively prevent Unrwa from operating in the West Bank or Gaza Strip beyond the end …

Middle East latest: Dozens of patients and wounded evacuated from Gaza for treatment
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Dozens of patients and wounded evacuated from Gaza for treatment

Associated Press  

Dozens of patients and the wounded have been evacuated for treatment outside the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says Israel’s attacks on and around hospitals have pushed health care to the brink. The charity said that prior to receiving the COGAT results, “we had no reason for concern regarding any of these individuals and, because Israel does not …

Gaza’s 2024: A year of war and misery
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gaza’s 2024: A year of war and misery

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera takes a closer look at events in Gaza over 2024, as Israel continued and escalated its brutal war. Israel’s war on the enclave continued into 2024, killing 23,842 people and wounding 51,925 during this year alone, driving the grisly official death toll to 46,376, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. These tactics violate international law and are creating …

Winter rains worsen horrors faced by displaced Palestinians in Gaza
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Winter rains worsen horrors faced by displaced Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

In the second year of an Israeli genocide in Gaza, weather has added an extra element of suffering to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians forcibly displaced, often multiple times, while efforts to agree a ceasefire go nowhere. “He could not endure it, he could not endure the cold or the hunger and this hopelessness.” Dozens of tents, many already tattered …

UNRWA chief slams Sweden’s ‘disappointing’ decision to end funding
3 months ago

UNRWA chief slams Sweden’s ‘disappointing’ decision to end funding

Al Jazeera  

Stockholm says decision comes in response to Israel’s plan to ban the UN agency starting in late January. Sweden’s decision was made in response to the Israeli ban because it will make channelling aid via UNRWA more difficult, Swedish International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Minister Benjamin Dousa told Swedish broadcaster TV4. ‘Sad day’ The Palestinian embassy in Stockholm said …

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA
3 months, 1 week ago

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA

Al Jazeera  

UN members voted overwhelmingly to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and in support of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees. “Gaza doesn’t exist any more,” Slovenia’s UN Ambassador Samuel Zbogar …

Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
3 months, 1 week ago

Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Humanitarian aid to n orth Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said Tuesday. In the north, Israel has continued its siege on Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya with Palestinians living there largely denied aid, the U.N. Office for the Coordination …

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
3 months, 1 week ago

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, …

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for last two months: UN
3 months, 1 week ago

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for last two months: UN

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said Tuesday. In the north, Israel has continued its siege on Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya with Palestinians living there largely denied aid, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting

Firstpost  

The U.N. agency’s decision could worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid A displaced boy covers his head with a pan as he runs from the rain past building rubble at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip …

UN agency suspends aid deliveries through main crossing into Gaza after convoy attacked
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN agency suspends aid deliveries through main crossing into Gaza after convoy attacked

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UN agency for Palestinian …

UN Halts Aid Shipments Through Gaza's Main Crossing After Looting
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN Halts Aid Shipments Through Gaza's Main Crossing After Looting

Huff Post  

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. via Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of …

UNRWA pauses aid delivery via key Gaza-Israel crossing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UNRWA pauses aid delivery via key Gaza-Israel crossing

New Indian Express  

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said Sunday. He called on Israel to ensure aid flowed to Gaza and said the country "must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers". The United Nations said last month that 333 aid workers …

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

LA Times  

Asma Al-Kharobi, 16, feeds her 10-month-old sister bread mixed with water at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Sunday, The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. “So …

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza comes as Israeli attacks kill almost 100 Palestinians in the last 24 hours. He called on Israel to ensure aid flowed to Gaza and said the country “must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers”. On Thursday, the UN agency said “out of the 91 attempts the agency has made to deliver aid to besieged …

Israel’s UNRWA ban is a spectacular own goal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s UNRWA ban is a spectacular own goal

Al Jazeera  

By banning UNRWA, the Israeli government has unwittingly elevated Palestinians and their right of return to a higher level of global protection. That is because it will elevate the two and a half million Palestine refugees in Gaza and the West Bank to a new level of international protection under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
4 months ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
4 months ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

How was a UN aid convoy robbed near Israeli military positions?
4 months ago

How was a UN aid convoy robbed near Israeli military positions?

Al Jazeera  

Israeli and US media have reported aid robberies taking place within sight of Israeli military positions The looting of 97 trucks of a UN aid convoy in sight of Israeli military installations at the Karem Abu Salem crossing has exacerbated the suffering of the blockaded Gaza Strip, already in an acute humanitarian crisis. UNRWA head, Phillipe Lazzarini, told the state-run …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Trending News
4 months ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
4 months ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

Gunmen loot more than 100 aid trucks in Gaza, according to the United Nations
4 months ago

Gunmen loot more than 100 aid trucks in Gaza, according to the United Nations

ABC  

More than 100 aid trucks carrying desperately needed supplies in Gaza have been "violently looted", according to the United Nations' Palestinian aid agency. "The vast majority of the trucks, 97 in total, were lost and drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload aid," UNRWA said in a statement on social media. "The Israeli authorities continue to disregard their legal obligations …

UN Security Council calls for urgent aid to address Gaza’s worsening crisis
4 months ago

UN Security Council calls for urgent aid to address Gaza’s worsening crisis

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden’s administration concluded this month that Israel was not currently impeding assistance to Gaza and therefore not violating U.S. law, even as Washington acknowledged the humanitarian situation remained dire in the Palestinian enclave. This assessment comes on the heels of a warning issued by the U.S. in an October 13 letter, which outlined 15 steps Israel needed to …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

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