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 said in a statement, with the remaining 30 million euros allocated to Italy’s “Food for Gaza” initiative in coordination with other UN aid agencies. Mustafa also held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during which the Italian prime minister told Mustafa that Rome supported efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, the release of Israeli captives held by Hamas and improved humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, her office said in a statement. UN Special Rapporteur on Gaza, Francesca Albanese, also called the decision to cut funding “immoral” amid widespread hunger and a health crisis in the besieged Palestinian territory.

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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
23 hours, 1 minute 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 …

'People in Gaza are struggling to survive apocalyptic conditions': MSF
6 days, 14 hours ago

'People in Gaza are struggling to survive apocalyptic conditions': MSF

New Indian Express  

A new report by Médecins Sans Frontières on Thursday noted that "repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the health care system and other essential infrastructure, the suffocating siege, and the systematic denial of humanitarian assistance are destroying the conditions of life in Gaza, Palestine." "While MSF continues to provide lifesaving care …

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
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3 weeks, 2 days 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, 2 days 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, 3 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 …

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 …

I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything
3 weeks, 4 days ago

I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything

Al Jazeera  

Israel tried to starve Gaza before and the international community reacted. The Israeli army decreased the number of trucks it was allowing to enter to just 30-40 per day and food – which was already expensive and unaffordable for most – started to disappear. The number began to rise after 2010 when an international coalition of human rights activists and …

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
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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
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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 …

A US envoy says an Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp.’ But there was no optimism for Gaza
1 month ago

A US envoy says an Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp.’ But there was no optimism for Gaza

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. Amos Hochstein, the Biden administration’s pointman on Israel and Lebanon, arrived as Hezbollah’s allies in the Lebanese government said the militant group had responded positively to the proposal, which would entail both its fighters and Israeli …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Aid groups say Israel has missed US deadline to boost aid into Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

Aid groups say Israel has missed US deadline to boost 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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Trucks carrying humanitarian aid cross …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

U.S. Warns Israel To Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Or Risk Weapons Funding
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Warns Israel To Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Or Risk Weapons Funding

Huff Post  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference during the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summits in Vientiane on October 11, 2024. TANG CHHIN SOTHY via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 …

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support

LA Times  

Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli strike hit tents in a hospital courtyard in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday. In a rare, direct threat, the Biden administration has told Israel it must allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip or risk losing U.S. military armament, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the …

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 …

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Judging by the amount of aid that has arrived at the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza, the embattled Palestinians should be well catered for. Since early May, when Israel launched its assault on Rafah, Gaza’s last city still standing, it has controlled the crossing to Egypt and kept traffic through it to a bare minimum. Israel has also …

Israel Blocking Over 80% Of Food Assistance Into A Starving Gaza, Aid Groups Say
3 months, 1 week ago

Israel Blocking Over 80% Of Food Assistance Into A Starving Gaza, Aid Groups Say

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Israel is blocking more than 80% of food deliveries from entering a starving Gaza, according to data compiled by more than a dozen humanitarian groups warning of the dire consequences of the military’s almost year-long siege on the Palestinian territory. Alongside Israel’s nonstop bombing that has flattened entire neighborhoods and shredded Palestinian bodies, the ongoing obstruction of …

UN continues aid operations in Gaza despite violence, Israeli evacuation orders
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN continues aid operations in Gaza despite violence, Israeli evacuation orders

China Daily  

Children are seen outside a building targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Aug 27, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - Despite Gaza's deadly violence and several recent Israeli evacuation orders further disrupting aid operations, the head of UN security said on Tuesday that relief deliveries are continuing. He said the Israeli Defense …

UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push
3 months, 4 weeks ago

UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push

CNN  

CNN — The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating the launch of a polio vaccination campaign. In separate statements Tuesday, the UN’s main relief agency in Gaza, UNRWA, and the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the occupied West …

UN aid operations ‘paused’ in Gaza as Israeli offensive continues and ceasefire talks stall
3 months, 4 weeks ago

UN aid operations ‘paused’ in Gaza as Israeli offensive continues and ceasefire talks stall

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. As the latest round of …

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 …

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 …

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” …

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 …

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 …

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza

Associated Press  

ASHDOD, Israel — The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide on Thursday said she has received Israeli pledges to allow aid workers to move more quickly and safely throughout the war-battered Gaza Strip. In an interview with The Associated Press, Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said that Israel has also taken …

UN experts say Israel carrying out ‘targeted starvation campaign’ in Gaza
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UN experts say Israel carrying out ‘targeted starvation campaign’ in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Report says famine has spread throughout the enclave after nine months of war. United Nations human rights experts have accused Israel of carrying out a “targeted starvation campaign” that has resulted in the deaths of children in Gaza. “Israel’s intentional and targeted starvation campaign against the Palestinian people is a form of genocidal violence and has resulted in famine across …

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