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Israel Imposes Financial Restrictions on Gaza Aid Agency Amidst Crisis

Israel's financial restrictions on the main UN aid agency in Gaza have prevented food shipments from reaching 1.1 million Palestinians, deepening a crisis ...

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UNRWA staff accused by Israel sacked without evidence, chief admits

Philippe Lazzarini says summary dismissal of nine employees was ‘reverse due process’ after Israel’s claims they aided Hamas attack

The Guardian - UK

French diplomat to review UNRWA after claims of staff role in Hamas attack

Catherine Colonna will lead inquiry after Israel’s accusation that at least 12 UN agency workers were involved in 7 October assault

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What is UNRWA and why is it important for Palestinians?

The UN agency, which supports 6 million Palestinian refugees, is the main aid provider in Gaza amid Israeli bombardment.

Al Jazeera

Israeli intelligence accuses UNRWA staff of kidnap, seizing body

Israeli intelligence dossier alleges that a dozen UN agency employees were involved in the October 7 attack on Israel.

Al Jazeera

UN chief urges donors to reconsider UNRWA funding withdrawal

António Guterres says loss of funding from US and others means aid into Gaza for whole of this month cannot be guaranteed

The Guardian - UK

Which countries have cut funding to UNRWA, and why?

The UN urges continued funding to UNRWA’s ‘lifesaving’ aid to Gaza, after some Western countries cut aid to the agency.

Al Jazeera

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'Intensive Battles' Continue In Gaza As UN Chief Calls On Donors To Maintain Aid

Heavy fighting raged in Gaza Sunday amid a fierce row over the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that has called its future into question.

International Business Times

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

International Business Times

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.

Al Jazeera

‘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.

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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.

WEKU

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.

Evening Standard

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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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".

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