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Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says

At least 98 vehicles from a 109-truck convoy were lost Saturday in one of the worst such incidents, the UN agency says.

Al Jazeera

Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, UN says

UNRWA chief warns new Israeli law threatens education for 660,000 Gaza students and risks extremism and marginalisation.

Al Jazeera

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

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza

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

Philippe Lazzarini calls on the United Nations to prevent the ban on UNRWA in Israel and the occupied territories.

Al Jazeera

Middle East crisis: UN members must defend Unrwa against Israel’s ban, says aid agency boss – as it happened

Philippe Lazzarini, head of Unrwa, says aid agency will collapse ‘without intervention by member states’

The Guardian - AU

Israel formally tells UN of intent to sever all ties with Unrwa relief agency

Country’s allies and aid workers say move could cripple services for Palestinians who increasingly depend on them

The Guardian - UK

At least 12 killed in Gaza attacks as Israel bombards Kamal Adwan hospital

Hospital director says staff and patients were wounded at the last partially functioning hospital in northern Gaza.

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Israel’s relations with the UN hit a new low with Unrwa ban

Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees…

The Conversation

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further in Gaza and the West Bank

The Independent UK

Israel's Ban On UNRWA Raises Concerns For Middle East

UNRWA chief warns of dire repercussions in the Middle East as Israel bans the agency, sparking international concern.

Top News

‘Intolerable’, ‘dangerous precedent’: World condemns Israel’s UNRWA ban

Israeli laws will prevent UNRWA from providing life-saving support to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

UNRWA Commissioner-General Criticizes Israel's Ban As Violating International Law

UNRWA Commissioner-General criticizes Israel's ban, raising concerns about humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees and potential violations of internation...

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Israeli parliament approves bill to ban UN Gaza aid body

ISRAEL has passed two laws banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from working in Israel and in occupied Palestinian territory.

The National (Scotland)

Israel wants to shut down the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. What would that mean?

Two bills making their way through Israel’s parliament would sever its ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, strip it of legal immunities and effectively bar it from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

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Middle East latest: 3 media staffers are killed in Lebanon

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies

The Guardian - US

Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief says – as it happened

Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza

Evening Standard

Parts of Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements ‘unconstitutional’

Micheal Martin said parts of the Occupied Territories Bill need to be changed to withstand a legal challenge.

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UN Accuses Israel Of Blocking Aid To Northern Gaza

UN accuses Israel of obstructing aid delivery to northern Gaza, worsening humanitarian crisis. Calls for access to essential supplies and condemns weaponiz...

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The National (Scotland)

'Disinformation': UN agency refutes claim staff member killed with Hamas leader

REPORTS that a UN staff member was killed alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar have been described as "disinformation" by the head of a UN…

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UN Cancels Polio Vaccinations In Gaza Due To Airstrike Damage

UN cancels polio vaccinations in Gaza due to airstrike damage. Urgent plea for end to violence in the region.

International Business Times

Rescuers Say Israeli Strike On Gaza School Kills 28

Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.

The Guardian - AU

At least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say – as it happened

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The Independent UK

UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes

The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate.”

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UN Official Warns Of Humanitarian Response Disintegration In Gaza

UN official warns of potential crisis in Gaza if UNRWA is banned from Israeli territory, highlighting the urgent need for diplomatic efforts to ensure huma...

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Bolivia joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel

South American state ‘has a responsibility to condemn the crime of genocide’, it says in its filing.

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