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UNRWA fund cuts by the West ‘collective punishment’ against Palestinians

The UN chief joins head of UNRWA calling on Western donor countries for ‘continuity’ in Gaza agency operations.

Al Jazeera

UN Agency In Gaza Under Fire After Oct 7 Involvement Claims

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees was under fire after staff members were accused of participating in the October 7 attacks, while fighting in Gaza sent more people fleeing south towards the Egyptian border.

International Business Times

UN Agency Essential For Millions Of Palestinians

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), shaken by accusations of staff involvement in Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, has provided essential aid for Palestinian refugees since 1949.

International Business Times

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Palestinians condemn suspension of UNRWA funding by Western nations

Australia, UK, US and others halt support after Israel accused UNRWA staff of involvement in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

Al Jazeera

More nations halt funds to U.N. agency over alleged staff involvement in Hamas attack

The U.N. has announced it has launched an investigation into the allegations. The U.S., which said 12 employees were involved, said it would pause funding to UNRWA, which provides aid to Palestinians.

WEKU

UN aid agency investigating claims its workers were involved in October 7 Hamas attacks

The US has temporarily halted its funding to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees

Evening Standard

UN agency investigates staff suspected of role in 7 October attack on Israel

UN agency for Palestinian refugees commissioner general says staff will be held accountable as US pauses funding to UNRWA

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Deadly Fighting Grinds On In Gaza's Khan Yunis

Israel stepped up its assault in the Gazan city of Khan Yunis on Thursday, with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas saying dozens were killed in heavy bombardment and urban combat.

International Business Times

Fighting Focuses On Gaza's Khan Yunis After Deadly Shelling Hits UN Shelter

Israeli air strikes and ground operations were focused Thursday on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis, where the UN said nine people were killed by tank shelling at one of its shelters the day before.

International Business Times

‘Devastated, heartbroken’: Against the odds, Gaza aid providers keep going

They’ve lost colleagues, families and homes. Israel has painted them as the enemy. But UNRWA and others refuse to stop.

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands forced to flee again as Israel expands Gaza offensive

Israel intensifies air and ground offensive in central Gaza forcing displaced Palestinians to flee again towards south.

Al Jazeera

An inside account of delivering aid to Gaza: 'Each time it's getting more desperate'

Philippe Lazzarini has visited Gaza three times since the war began. He says each time he can't imagine the situation could get more desperate — and then it does.

WEKU

Video shows desperate Palestinians raiding UN aid truck amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Gazans have been seen stopping aid trucks and immediately eating what they find

Evening Standard

Starving Palestinians scramble for aid as desperation mounts in Gaza

Not enough aid is flowing into the strip, forcing the Palestinians into a ‘survival mode’ amid heavy Israeli attacks.

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Al Jazeera asks legal team to refer journalist’s killing to ICC – as it happened

This blog has now closed. Read our full report on the latest developments here.

Latin Times

Israel Presses Gaza Offensive In War It Says Will Last 'Months'

According to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, the war has killed more than 18,700 people, mostly women and children.

International Business Times

Israel Battles Hamas In War It Says Will Last 'Months'

Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key backer the United States that the war to crush Hamas will last "more than several months".

The Guardian - UK

Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents

Conditions deteriorate amid floods, escalating food shortages and waves of disease

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International Business Times

Israel Under Pressure From Allies As Gaza War Rages On

Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times

Israel Under Pressure From Allies Over Gaza War

Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as "indiscriminate".

Al Jazeera

New Israeli border inspection point for Gaza aid won’t solve Rafah backlog

With only Rafah crossing open for transit, extra screenings are unlikely to affect actual volume of aid entering Gaza.

Al Jazeera

UN envoys say ‘enough’ to Israel-Hamas war on trip to Gaza border

EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, says situation in Gaza ‘catastrophic, apocalyptic’.

International Business Times

'I'm Destroyed': UN Envoys Confront Cost Of Israel-Hamas War

Aid trucks stalled at the Gaza border, hospitals treating missing limbs: UN Security Council envoys visiting Egypt on Monday encountered the fallout of the Israel-Hamas war, days after the United States vetoed a ceasefire resolution.

Al Jazeera

Jordan’s foreign minister says Israel aiming ‘to empty Gaza of its people’

Addressing the Doha Forum, Ayman Safadi says Israel’s operation in Gaza meets the ‘legal definition of genocide’.

The Independent UK

Senior UN official denounces 'blatant disregard' in Israel-Hamas war after many UN sites are hit

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says there's no safe haven in Gaza for civilians — not even U.N. shelters and “safe zones” designated by Israel

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