UN’s top court orders Israel to ensure ‘unhindered’ food aid into Gaza
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UN’s top court orders Israel to ensure ‘unhindered’ food aid into Gaza

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The UN’s top court has unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to tackle crippling food shortages inside Gaza. Almost two weeks ago, The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, whose assessments are relied on by UN agencies, issued a report saying widespread famine is imminent in north Gaza, where an estimated 70 per cent of the population faces catastrophic hunger – warning of a “major acceleration of death” if an immediate ceasefire is not reached alongside an increase in aid. The court told Israel to take measures “without delay” to ensure “the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance” including food, water, fuel and medical supplies. Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Cogat, the Israeli unit in charge of Palestinian civilian affairs, has also run pilot programmes to inspect the humanitarian aid at Israel’s main checkpoints in the south and then use land crossings in central Gaza to try to bring aid to the devasted northern part of the strip.

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More than a quarter of aid sent to Gaza is being looted by mobs or stolen by gangs, with violent attacks on convoys 'out of control', UN officials say
13 hours, 7 minutes ago

More than a quarter of aid sent to Gaza is being looted by mobs or stolen by gangs, with violent attacks on convoys 'out of control', UN officials say

Daily Mail  

More than a quarter of aid sent to Gaza is being looted by mobs or stolen by gangs, UN officials have said. Three UN and US officials said that gang violence has spiralled out of control, crippling supply lines on which most of Gaza's 2.1 million civilians rely for survival. Palestinians including children wait in line to receive food in …

UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza
5 days, 4 hours ago

UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday asking the U.N.’s highest court to state what Israel’s obligations are in Gaza and the West Bank to provide humanitarian assistance essential for the survival of Palestinian civilians. In a nonbinding opinion in July, the court said Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on …

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA
1 week, 6 days 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
2 weeks 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 …

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day 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 weeks, 1 day 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 weeks, 2 days 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 weeks, 3 days 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 weeks, 3 days 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 …

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

Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says
1 month, 1 week ago

Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says

Al Jazeera  

At least 98 vehicles from a 109-truck convoy were lost Saturday in one of the worst such incidents, the UN agency says. A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Saturday after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks, an official from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has said. The looting is …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 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
1 month, 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 methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel's methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee

Firstpost  

“Since the war began, Israeli officials have openly endorsed policies that deprive Palestinians of essential resources needed for survival – including food, water, and fuel,” the committee said Israel's warfare in Gaza, under right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, are "consistent with the characteristics of genocide", a UN Special Committee has found. Image sources: AP UN Special Committee to investigate …

Middle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza

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 Israel says 15 trucks carrying …

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?

Al Jazeera  

A United Nations special committee says Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza are consistent with genocide. In a new report, a UN committee says Israel is intentionally causing the death of civilians and aid workers, using starvation as a weapon of war, and inflicting collective punishment on Palestinians. Separately, the Human Rights Watch NGO says 90 percent of Gaza’s people have …

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Al Jazeera  

Report says Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’. Gaza aid supply goes from ‘bad to worse’ after Israel misses US deadline Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of …

US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies in Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies in Gaza

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 US said Israel didn’t …

US plays down Gaza aid deadline issue, says Israel has not breached American laws
1 month, 1 week ago

US plays down Gaza aid deadline issue, says Israel has not breached American laws

Firstpost  

The United Nations has said that the quantity of aid reaching Gaza is at its lowest level this year adding that northern Gaza is vulnerable to famine which did not receive any aid last month Palestinians line up to receive aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Nusairat refugee camp, Gaza, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The …

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent

Al Jazeera  

Israel doesn’t attack UNRWA only for its memorialisation of the right of return, but because it helps to nourish, to educate, and to administer care to Palestinians. This strategy long pre-dated October 2023 – almost the entire population of Gaza was forced to depend on humanitarian aid under Israel’s siege and occupation, with an average of 500 aid trucks entering …

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Joyce Msuya tells UN Security Council that the ‘daily cruelty we see in Gaza seems to have no limits’. The United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues to bombard, besiege and prevent aid from reaching the civilian population. …

Humanitarians Say Israel Failed To Improve Gaza Aid. The U.S. Still Won't Listen.
1 month, 1 week ago

Humanitarians Say Israel Failed To Improve Gaza Aid. The U.S. Still Won't Listen.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With Tuesday marking the end of the Biden administration’s window for the Israeli government to materially improve the humanitarian response in war-torn Gaza, international aid organizations are condemning the country’s failure to meet U.S. demands and, in some cases, outright worsening the crisis that has devastated Palestinians for the last 13 months. “Israel not only failed to …

US Sidesteps Its 30-Day Deadline for Israel to Improve Gaza Aid
1 month, 1 week ago

US Sidesteps Its 30-Day Deadline for Israel to Improve Gaza Aid

Live Mint  

The Biden administration sidestepped its own 30-day deadline for Israel to provide significantly more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip or face a weapons cutoff, saying only that some progress has been made. “If we don’t see steps being taken, we of course will appropriately enforce US law.” The decision follows a warning from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and …

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The United States said Tuesday it would not punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. As the deadline expired, leading international aid groups said the U.S. had fallen far short, with the humanitarian situation in Gaza the worst it has been since the war erupted. “We want to see the totality of the humanitarian …

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Associated Press  

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “the age group most represented in verified fatalities was children …

Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

The Hindu  

Israel has failed to meet United States demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organisations said on Tuesday. The Biden administration last month called on Israel to “surge” more food and other emergency aid into Gaza, giving it a 30-day deadline that …

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. “We want to see the totality of the humanitarian situation improve, and we …

Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘at worst point since the war began’, extracting ‘enormous cost’ for Palestinian civilians, they say. International rights groups say Israel has failed to meet a deadline set by the United States to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip or face unspecified restrictions on military assistance. “Israel not only failed to meet the US criteria …

US has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings
1 month, 1 week ago

US has not assessed Israel is violating law on Gaza aid, will not change policy despite humanitarian groups’ findings

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration has not assessed that Israel is in violation of US law and will not change its policy at this time, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday on the US-mandated 30-day deadline for the Netanyahu government to take specific steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The US statement comes in sharp contrast to …

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed
1 month, 1 week ago

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed

Al Jazeera  

US law prohibits military assistance to allies blocking humanitarian aid, but Washington says no assessment on Israel. The organisations – which include the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Refugees International and Save the Children – accused Israel of taking “actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in northern Gaza”. The Blinken-Austin warning had pressed Israel to ease the …

Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months as US ultimatum nears expiry, raising tensions with Israel
1 month, 1 week ago

Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months as US ultimatum nears expiry, raising tensions with Israel

Firstpost  

Nearly a month after US issued an ultimatum to Israel threatening sanctions if humanitarian supplies to Gaza were not increased, the aid reaching the war-torn enclave has fallen to its lowest level in 11 months since December, according to a report, citing official Israeli figures Nearly a month after US issued an ultimatum to Israel threatening sanctions if humanitarian supplies …

UN warns of imminent famine in Northern Gaza
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN warns of imminent famine in Northern Gaza

Deccan Chronicle  

There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive, hunger experts warned on Friday. The Famine Review Committee warned that “famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future.” The committee’s four independent experts are part of the Integrated Food Security …

North Gaza looks like Stalingrad, aid officials warn as UN says nearly all aid can’t get in
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Gaza looks like Stalingrad, aid officials warn as UN says nearly all aid can’t get 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. Read our privacy policy North Gaza looks like “Stalingrad” …

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US

Firstpost  

While Israel has made progress on ramping up the supply of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, much more remains to be done, said US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin Israel has made some progress in getting more humanitarian assistance into Gaza Strip, but much more needs to be done, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The comment comes …

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees urged the world Wednesday to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. Assembly President Philemon Yang told members at Wednesday’s informal meeting that Israel’s legislation “constitutes an intolerable affront to the authority of …

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says

Al Jazeera  

Philippe Lazzarini calls on the United Nations to prevent the ban on UNRWA in Israel and the occupied territories. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is facing its “darkest hour” and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel’s decision to ban the organisation, its chief has said. “Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, …

Israel cuts ties with U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel cuts ties with U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA

NPR  

Israel cuts ties with U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA Israel ends its agreement with the U.N. aid agency for Palestinians, but aid workers say there is no Plan B in place. INSKEEP: Why does Israel say it'll stop working with the U.N. BATRAWY: So Israel says UNRWA, which employs around 13,000 people in Gaza, has been infiltrated by Hamas. BATRAWY: …

Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza

The Independent  

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U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far

LA Times  

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Saturday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Monday gave Israel a “fail” grade in terms of meeting the conditions for an improvement in aid deliveries to Gaza laid out in a letter last month to senior Israeli …

Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu sat down for his regular cabinet meeting and had some words for a new ally – and an old enemy. In any case, the head of UNRWA has said that the legislation “will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza where people have been going through more than a year of sheer hell.” …

Israel Must Step In to Save UNRWA Lifeline in Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel Must Step In to Save UNRWA Lifeline in Gaza

New Indian Express  

International pressure mounts on Israel to allow UNRWA to continue its operations in Gaza. The UN has expressed grave concerns over the proposed Israeli legislation that could restrict UNRWA's activities, which has been a lifeline for war-torn Gaza during the ongoing conflict. The agency provides essential humanitarian aid and medical assistance to over 2 million Palestinians in the region, including …

Israel’s U.N. aid agency ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, chief says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s U.N. aid agency ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, chief says

LA Times  

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the U.N. The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank. UNRWA has been the main agency procuring and distributing aid in the …

Israel steps up weaponizing of humanitarian aid
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel steps up weaponizing of humanitarian aid

China Daily  

Children look on inside the UNRWA Siblin Training Centre, where displaced Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians are being hosted, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Sidon, Lebanon, October 29, 2024. Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main United Nations agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from …

Aid fears in Gaza as Israel bans UN refugee agency
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aid fears in Gaza as Israel bans UN refugee agency

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israel’s parliament has declared UNRWA …

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