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US Defends Israel's Block on UNRWA Amid Gaza Aid Controversy

US Defends Israel's Block on UNRWA Amid Gaza Aid Controversy

Wed 30 Apr 2025 11:41 CEST

The UN's highest court assesses whether Israel does enough for civilians in the Gaza War when the country has introduced a total blockade. In Israel's absence, the USA defends the decision to stop the coordinating aid agency on the ground

Israel Dismisses ICJ Case on Gaza Aid Blockade

Israel Dismisses ICJ Case on Gaza Aid Blockade

Mon 28 Apr 2025 08:36 CEST

Israel has blocked all acute aid to the Gaza Strip for nearly eight weeks and alarms are sounding about widespread famine while the bombs are falling. When the blockade is taken up in the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ), the process is completely dismissed from the Israeli side

Gaza Faces Critical Shortage of Food and Medical Aid Amid Blockade

Gaza Faces Critical Shortage of Food and Medical Aid Amid Blockade

Fri 25 Apr 2025 14:56 CEST

Condemnations of Israel's blockade of aid shipments to Gaza are now coming from WHO and the UN's aid organizations. They warn that an acute shortage of food and medical aid can cost human lives

Israeli Airstrikes Intensify in Gaza Amid Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Israeli Airstrikes Intensify in Gaza Amid Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Tue 22 Apr 2025 05:13 CEST

At least around 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, according to information from the Palestinian authorities there. The famine is getting worse and warnings are being issued about the worst situation so far for the civilian population in the war

UNRWA Chief: Decision Sows Seeds of Extremism

UNRWA Chief: Decision Sows Seeds of Extremism

Mon 17 Mar 2025 11:37 CET

If Israel stops the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Gaza, 100,000 children risk not being able to attend school. It sows the seeds of more extremism, says Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini

UN: The West Bank "a battleground"

UN: The West Bank "a battleground"

Wed 26 Feb 2025 14:16 CET

UNRWA is banned in Israel today

UNRWA is banned in Israel today

Thu 30 Jan 2025 09:51 CET

Israel's ban on Unrwa, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, comes into effect on Thursday.

Israel Insists: All Contact with UNRWA Will Be Broken

Israel Insists: All Contact with UNRWA Will Be Broken

Tue 28 Jan 2025 17:08 CET

Israel will break off all contact with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) and all other actors acting on its behalf, maintains Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon.

Israel: UNRWA must leave Jerusalem within five days

Israel: UNRWA must leave Jerusalem within five days

Sat 25 Jan 2025 01:52 CET

The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, must terminate its operations in Jerusalem by January 30 at the latest. This is demanded by Israel

Two-state solution "light-years away" as Norway hosts

Two-state solution "light-years away" as Norway hosts

Wed 15 Jan 2025 06:05 CET

When Norway invites to a meeting about a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine issue, the situation is anything but hopeful. They want a solution that is light-years away, says political scientist and Middle East expert Anders Persson

Blood-soaked Gaza attacks continue: around 100 dead

Blood-soaked Gaza attacks continue: around 100 dead

Sun 1 Dec 2024 11:26 CET

Approximately 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, which the Palestinian side calls pure massacres, during the past 24 hours. This is reported by the Hamas-affiliated civil defense in the Gaza Strip according to the Turkish news agency Anatolia

UNRWA: UN efforts necessary in Gaza

UNRWA: UN efforts necessary in Gaza

Mon 18 Nov 2024 17:35 CET

The head of the UN's refugee agency in Palestine (Unrwa), Philippe Lazzarini, warns that there is no alternative to the UN's efforts in Gaza. There is no plan B, says Lazzarini to reporters in Geneva

Israel stops UNRWA with new laws

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Israel stops UNRWA with new laws

Mon 28 Oct 2024 13:26 CET

Israel's parliament has voted through new legislation that prevents Unrwa, the UN's aid organization for Palestine refugees, from operating in the country.

Thousands forced to leave their homes in northern Gaza

Thousands forced to leave their homes in northern Gaza

Tue 22 Oct 2024 10:53 CEST

Israel continues the fierce battles in northern Gaza and orders thousands of Palestinians to leave the area. "They live from hour to hour and fear death every second" writes UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini about the people there

The Alarm: Unrwa Near Breaking Point in Gaza

The Alarm: Unrwa Near Breaking Point in Gaza

Wed 16 Oct 2024 15:22 CEST

The UN's Palestine agency is "very close" to a possible breaking point – at the same time as the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorates day by day. After the US's threat to withdraw military support, Israel is now reporting that supplies have arrived for those in distress in northern Gaza

Peace Prize in Wartime – They Can Be Honored Today

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Peace Prize in Wartime – They Can Be Honored Today

Fri 11 Oct 2024 05:30 CEST

The conflict in the Middle East is at the center of speculations about this year's peace prize, with UN organizations and Palestinian and Israeli peace activists among the favorites. For it's hardly likely that the Norwegian Nobel Committee will choose a Norwegian?

The drones are everywhere – it's hell

The drones are everywhere – it's hell

Wed 9 Oct 2024 10:29 CEST

Israel's escalated offensive in northern Gaza is claiming more and more lives. Roads have been cut off and no emergency aid is getting in

UNRWA warns of "triple tragedy"

UNRWA warns of "triple tragedy"

Wed 25 Sept 2024 04:09 CEST

The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, is preparing for a crisis on three fronts after Israel's attacks on Lebanon have escalated. We already have Gaza and the West Bank, two areas of operation that have become active front lines, says chief Philippe Lazzarini

Israel stopped vaccine convoy for eight hours

Israel stopped vaccine convoy for eight hours

Tue 10 Sept 2024 05:23 CEST

The third phase of a large-scale effort to vaccinate children against polio has begun in northern Gaza. Earlier, a vaccine convoy was stopped at gunpoint, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa

UNRWA: Ten children a day lose a limb

UNRWA: Ten children a day lose a limb

Tue 25 Jun 2024 16:26 CEST

Several children a day lose their legs in Gaza's war, according to the UN's Palestine agency Unrwa. We have in principle every day ten children who lose a leg, or two legs – on average, says Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini

Strong reactions to Israeli school attack

Strong reactions to Israeli school attack

Thu 6 Jun 2024 04:02 CEST

Israel has carried out an attack on a UN school in central Gaza Strip, which according to Israel was used by the terrorist-designated Hamas. At least 30 people are reported to have been killed in the attack, which has been met with strong words from the international community