Israel, UN and Gaza

Israel Is Restricting Aid More Than Ever, UNRWA Warns as Millions Starve
On Friday, a group of 15 UN and humanitarian groups released a statement warning that Israel is aiming to wipe out all Palestinians left in north Gaza. Gaza officials have estimated that roughly 100,000 people are left in north Gaza, trapped by Israel’s brutal ground invasion.
UNRWA head says Israel's effort to dismantle the aid agency will be catastrophic for Gaza
The head of the United Nations Work and Relief Agency for Palestine said in a Tuesday letter to the U.N. General Assembly that Israeli legislation against UNRWA will have a catastrophic impact in Gaza.
UN agency continues to distribute aid across Gaza despite Israel ending agreement
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees delivered more aid across Gaza on Tuesday despite Israel terminating an agreement facilitating its work. In the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, volunteers from UNRWA - the biggest aid provider in Gaza - were seen handing out boxes of aid to Palestinians queuing outside.
Aid Entering Gaza at Just 6% of Pre-Genocide Deliveries as Israel Severs Ties with UNRWA
On Monday, the head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said the amount of aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, with a daily average of just 30 trucks entering into Gaza. That’s just 6% of the cargo allowed to cross before Israel began its assault on Gaza nearly 13 months ago.
Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
Israel said Monday that it has terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza, in what appeared to be a step to implement legislation passed last month that would sever ties with the agency and prevent it from operating in Israel.
US gives Israel a 'fail' grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential restrictions on military assistance.
Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 Palestinians since Monday night, Palestinian media and medics say, as the Israeli army tightened its siege on northern areas of the enclave.
UNRWA ban could kill more children in Gaza, UNICEF says
Israel's decision to ban the U.N. relief agency UNRWA could result in the deaths of more children and represent a form of collective punishment for Gazans if fully implemented, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.
Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza, AP Explains
Israeli legislation cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, raising fears that the largest provider of aid to Gaza could be shut out of the war-ravaged territory, even as the implications of the new laws remained unclear on Tuesday.
UNRWA Ban In Gaza 'Will Not Make Israel Safer': WHO
The chief of the World Health Organization on Monday denounced Israel's decision to cut ties with the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, saying it would not make the country safer while increasing civilian suffering in Gaza.
Gaza aid situation not much improved, US says as deadline for Israel looms
The Biden administration told Israel in an Oct. 13 letter it had 30 days to take specific steps to address the dire humanitarian crisis in the strip.
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Live briefing: Blinken urges Israel to increase Gaza aid as U.S. deadline looms
“There are other agencies that are operating inside Gaza, but we see UNRWA as continuing to play a critical role,” he said. 10:10 AM: Israelis and Palestinians find little hope in divisive U.S.
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Biden Admin Gives Israel a 'Fail' Grade on Improving Aid to Gaza
On Monday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday criticized Israel's response to conditions outlined for ...
Israel bans UN Palestine relief agency as part of Gaza mass starvation campaign
The Israeli government sent a letter to the UN on Monday stating that it was withdrawing from a 1967 agreement to cooperate ...
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Drones, rockets fired at Israel from two directions
The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including ...
Israel notifies UN it will not cooperate with UNRWA after new legislation
Israel’s foreign ministry said Monday the country formally notified the United Nations that it will not cooperate with the ...
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Israel informs UN of its decision to withdraw from agreement with UNRWA
In letter to UN General Assembly president, Israel’s Foreign Ministry says aid facilitation should not compromise its safety ...
Middle East Tensions: Israel Cancels 1967 UNRWA Agreement; Protestors Call For Urgent Ceasefire Deal
This decision comes after the Knesset passed a legislation to limit the operations of the UN agency on Israeli soil and in ...
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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 ...