Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows

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 Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars in support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization. Sweden's reversal came as a ship bearing tons of humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus for Gaza after international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory facing widespread hunger after five months of war. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza is devastating and the needs are acute,” development minister Johan Forssell said in Sweden's announcement, adding that UNRWA had agreed to increased transparency and stricter oversight and controls. “We want better methods.” The U.S. military said that its planes on Saturday airdropped more than 41,000 “meal equivalents" and 23,000 bottles of water into northern Gaza, the hardest part of the enclave to access.

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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 …

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 …

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

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 …

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 …

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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Israel ends agreement with U.N. agency providing aid in Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel ends agreement with U.N. agency providing aid in Gaza

LA Times  

Palestinians on Monday mourn over the body of Naji al-Baba,16, who the Gaza Health Ministry said was killed by Israeli forces in the town of Halhul in the West Bank. Israel said Monday that it has terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main provider of aid in Gaza, in what appeared to …

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's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicising Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicising Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk

ABC  

The Israeli parliament's vote on October 28, 2024, to ban the United Nations agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees is likely to affect millions of people. Aid for refugees, particularly Palestinian refugees, has long been politicised, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, has been targeted throughout its 75-year history. In this context, …

What would Israel shutting down UNRWA mean for displaced Palestinians?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What would Israel shutting down UNRWA mean for displaced Palestinians?

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 legislation, which could lead to the closure of …

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 …

Coalition calls for UNRWA funding to be diverted to other aid groups after laws passed to ban group from Israel
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Coalition calls for UNRWA funding to be diverted to other aid groups after laws passed to ban group from Israel

ABC  

Australian money paid to the United Nations agency working in Gaza should be diverted to a different aid group, the federal opposition says, following Israel's move to ban UNRWA from operating within its borders. Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham said it was a matter for Israel's parliament to decide its own laws, "just as the US passed legislation banning US …

Concern as Israel bans UN refugee agency from providing aid to Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Concern as Israel bans UN refugee agency from providing aid to Gaza

Daily Mail  

Israel last night passed legislation that could threaten the work of the United Nations providing aid to Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil. Who can do its job?’ Protesters hold up a banner reading 'stop the massacre' against Mr Netanyahu's government and calling on ministers to secure the immediate release of the hostages People climb through a …

Israel passes legislation that severely restricts U.N. agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel passes legislation that severely restricts U.N. agency that is a lifeline for Gaza

LA Times  

Palestinians gather in a morgue with the bodies of their relatives killed in Israeli airstrikes in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday. Under the first law, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, would be banned from conducting “any activity” or providing any service inside Israel, while the second would sever diplomatic ties …

India's Humanitarian Aid to Palestine: A Much-Needed Gesture
2 months ago

India's Humanitarian Aid to Palestine: A Much-Needed Gesture

Live Mint  

India sends humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people through UNRWA. The first tranche of assistance comprising 30 tons of medicine and food items has departed today. The consignment includes a wide range of essential medicines and surgical supplies, dental products, general medical items and high-energy biscuits.

Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
2 months, 1 week ago

Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high

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. In a statement announcing a …

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say
2 months, 1 week ago

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

NPR  

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say toggle caption Mahmoud Issa/IMAGO via Reuters TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has blocked nearly all food aid from entering northern Gaza for the past two weeks, leaving some 400,000 Palestinians there with no good option, United Nations aid agencies say: Stay and starve, or follow orders to flee to …

India’s commitment to Gaza through the UNRWA
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s commitment to Gaza through the UNRWA

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is facing pushback from a number of large donor countries due to the alleged involvement of some of its employees in the October 2023 attack on Israel. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The violence that has engulfed Gaza since October 2023 has led to the loss of …

Israeli parliament approves bill to label U.N. relief agency UNRWA as a terror organisation
5 months ago

Israeli parliament approves bill to label U.N. relief agency UNRWA as a terror organisation

The Hindu  

The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinians a terrorist organisation and proposes to sever relations with the body. The vote against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees is the latest step in a Israeli push against the agency, which Israeli leaders have …

Government recommits to funding UNRWA as David Lammy praises ‘life-saving work’
5 months ago

Government recommits to funding UNRWA as David Lammy praises ‘life-saving work’

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. The foreign secretary also said …

UK to resume funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
5 months ago

UK to resume funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Al Jazeera  

New Labour government says UNRWA ‘absolutely central’ to humanitarian aid, commits to providing $27m. The new Labour government in the United Kingdom has announced it will resume funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. “We are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Friday, adding that the UN agency was “absolutely central” …

Labour to restore funding to UN agency ‘linked to Hamas’
5 months ago

Labour to restore funding to UN agency ‘linked to Hamas’

The Telegraph  

Labour has restored taxpayer funding to a UN agency that was implicated in the Oct 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel. Rishi Sunak cut off funding to UNRWA after allegations emerged that some of its staff were involved in the Oct 7 attacks, in which 1,139 Israelis were killed. Mr Lammy said UNRWA provides vital aid to the 2.2 million …

UN agency vital for Gaza refugees: China Daily editorial
5 months, 1 week ago

UN agency vital for Gaza refugees: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City on July 12. That 118 countries have signed a joint statement supporting the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East reflects the international community's recognition of the agency as an …

India hands over first tranche of $2.5 million for Palestinian refugees amid Israel-Hamas War
5 months, 1 week ago

India hands over first tranche of $2.5 million for Palestinian refugees amid Israel-Hamas War

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, India on Monday released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, fulfilling its annual commitment of 5 million US dollars for the year 2024-25. UNRWA, functional since 1950, carries out direct relief and works programmes for registered Palestinian refugees. The UN …

Humza Yousaf faces review over £250k Gaza funding
5 months, 1 week ago

Humza Yousaf faces review over £250k Gaza funding

The Telegraph  

Former first minister Humza Yousaf faces a review into a series of donations the Scottish government made to a Gaza aid agency while members of his family were trapped in the warzone. Earlier this year, The Telegraph revealed that Mr Yousaf overrode officials to give £250,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. He stepped in after officials recommended …

Despite UN appeal, US and UK don’t fund ‘critical lifeline’ to Palestinians
5 months, 1 week ago

Despite UN appeal, US and UK don’t fund ‘critical lifeline’ to Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Israel has tried for years to dismantle the UNRWA, which helps Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a pledge conference in New York on Friday that the UNRWA faces “a profound funding gap” and that without financial support to the organisation “Palestinian refugees will lose a critical lifeline and the last ray of hope for …

Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Leaders in many conflict areas are more interested in power and political rivalries than in listening to the needs of their people, improving their lives and ending the fighting, the United Nations humanitarian chief told The Associated Press. “Hamas has an obligation not to have started the October 7 events, which have led to this particular iteration …

Condemnations mount over Israeli proposal to label UN aid agency a terrorist group
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Condemnations mount over Israeli proposal to label UN aid agency a terrorist group

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned an Israeli parliamentary bill that seeks to label UNRWA, the main provider of aid for Palestinians in Gaza, a terrorist group, joining a growing number of nations opposed to the proposal. The bill moving through parliament seeks to brand the agency a “terror group,” saying that the employees’ alleged …

Italy to resume UNRWA funding as Gaza faces humanitarian crisis
7 months ago

Italy to resume UNRWA funding as Gaza faces humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says most of the $38m in funding will be allocated for food in Gaza. Most of the key donors, including the United States and the European Union, have resumed funding due to the unprecedented humanitarian situation in Gaza worsened by Israel’s restrictions on aid delivery. “Of this, five million will be allocated to UNRWA,” he …

UNRWA chief says $267 million in aid still suspended
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UNRWA chief says $267 million in aid still suspended

The Hindu  

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on April 30 that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. He said that up to 16 countries had suspended contributions to UNRWA following the allegations in January but as of Tuesday, "most of the …

US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route
8 months ago

US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea, U.S. officials said Friday. The involvement of the U.N. agency could help resolve one of the major obstacles facing the U.S.-planned project — the reluctance of aid …

Restoring funding for ‘Hamas-linked’ UNRWA would be morally bankrupt, Lord Cameron told
8 months ago

Restoring funding for ‘Hamas-linked’ UNRWA would be morally bankrupt, Lord Cameron told

The Telegraph  

Spending taxpayer money on a “Hamas-linked” UN aid agency would be “morally bankrupt”, Lord Cameron has been warned. ‘Funding should not be restored’ Several Conservative MPs have either written to Lord Cameron or met him personally to warn against restoring UNRWA’s funding, The Sunday Telegraph understands. Therese Villiers, the former Cabinet minister, who has written to Lord Cameron to appeal …

UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution
8 months, 1 week ago

UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades urged the Security Council on Wednesday to ensure its survival as Israel again demanded its dissolution, accusing the agency of becoming part of Hamas’ “terror war machine.” Philippe Lazzarini told the council that dismantling the agency known …

UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel's demands for its dissolution
8 months, 1 week ago

UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel's demands for its dissolution

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 head of the U.N. …

UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
8 months, 1 week ago

UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, told reporters that “massive operations” …

More than 300 aid trucks enter Gaza as Palestinians battle starvation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 300 aid trucks enter Gaza as Palestinians battle starvation

Al Jazeera  

Delivery falls far short of the minimum UN requirement to stave off the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory. Israel has announced the entry of more than 300 aid trucks into Gaza, the highest daily volume since its war on the besieged territory began six months ago. Under growing international pressure, Israel on Monday said 322 aid trucks were …

Will UNRWA collapse without US support?
9 months ago

Will UNRWA collapse without US support?

Al Jazeera  

New US law includes yearlong ban on funding to UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, provides humanitarian support to millions of Palestinian refugees. The United States has suspended its funding to the agency after Israel said some UNRWA employees were involved in the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7. Presenter: …

UN agency for Palestinians says barred from Gaza aid deliveries
9 months ago

UN agency for Palestinians says barred from Gaza aid deliveries

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, said on X that blocking UNRWA aid deliveries was "in fact denying starving people the ability to survive". Earlier Sunday, UN …

‘Moral failure’: US House approves bill that would ban UNRWA funding
9 months ago

‘Moral failure’: US House approves bill that would ban UNRWA funding

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – The United States House of Representatives has approved a $1.2 trillion funding bill that would ban funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees amid the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Tlaib, who is of Palestinian descent, added that UNRWA is the “major organisation that provides desperately needed food and humanitarian assistance to starving …

AOC and progressives slam spending bill that halts funding for UNRWA as ‘unconscionable’
9 months ago

AOC and progressives slam spending bill that halts funding for UNRWA as ‘unconscionable’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Progressive Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent that further halting direct funding to …

Lawmakers Want To Prohibit Funding of UN Palestinian Aid Agency With Latest Budget Bill
9 months ago

Lawmakers Want To Prohibit Funding of UN Palestinian Aid Agency With Latest Budget Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lawmakers have introduced a spending package that would prohibit funding the United Nations agency primarily responsible for supplying lifesaving aid to Palestinians in Gaza. “UNRWA is the primary means of distributing desperately needed assistance in Gaza — so denying funding for UNRWA is tantamount to denying food to starving people and restricting medical supplies to injured civilians,” …

Israeli limits on Gaza aid may be ‘war crime’, UN warns
9 months ago

Israeli limits on Gaza aid may be ‘war crime’, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

Restricting aid could be seen as using starvation as a ‘weapon of war’, the UN’s human rights chief says. Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip may amount to a “war crime”, the United Nations human rights chief says. “The extent of Israel’s continued restrictions on entry of aid into Gaza, together with the manner in which it …

Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid
9 months, 1 week ago

Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack. The Australian government also pledged Friday to increase aid for the besieged enclave, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong expressing …

Australia to unfreeze UNRWA funding as Israel attacks Gaza aid seekers
9 months, 1 week ago

Australia to unfreeze UNRWA funding as Israel attacks Gaza aid seekers

Al Jazeera  

Australia to restore $3.8m in funding to embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees and pledges additional Gaza aid. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday that the country was “unpausing” funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, refuting Israel’s accusations that 450 members of the agency’s staff had participated in the attacks in southern Israel …

Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows

New Indian Express  

NICOSIA: Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars of support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization. Sweden's reversal came as a ship bearing tons of humanitarian aid was preparing to leave Cyprus for Gaza after international …

Sweden says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sweden says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows

The Hindu  

Sweden, a top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said on March 9 that it would resume funding, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars in support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization. Sweden's reversal came as a ship bearing tons of humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus for …

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