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Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today's catastrophe is worse

Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba

The Independent UK · May 15

Most of Gaza's schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class

More than 600,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have missed the past two years of school because of the war between Israel and the militant Hamas group

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

UN agency sounds alarm as 1 in 10 children in Gaza now malnourished

US nurse tells of Israeli authorities confiscating supplies of baby formula being brought into Gaza by medical workers.

Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025

British-Israeli hostage claims Hamas held her at UN facilities

Emily Damari, who was held hostage for 15 months, has spoken to prime minister Keir Starmer

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

International Unrwa staff leave as Israel’s ban on activity takes effect

UN aid agency says work in West Bank and Gaza will continue as long as possible despite ban covering East Jerusalem HQ

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers

Israel orders UN Relief and Works Agency, the backbone of Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations by Thursday.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2025

Aid increase in ceasefire deal ‘is admission Israel could have done more’, experts say

Agreement to surge aid to Gaza shows Israel has been controlling access, lawyers and humanitarian groups say

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Middle East crisis live: Leaks from Netanyahu’s office may have compromised peace deal, Israeli court finds – as it happened

Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

How Much Aid Is Getting Into Gaza?

Israel has announced steps to boost aid deliveries to Gaza, but UN figures show a huge drop in supplies getting through to the war-battered territory and humanitarian workers doubt much is reaching those who need it most.

International Business Times · Oct 21, 2024

Seven killed as Israel strikes Gaza school sheltering displaced again

Attack on Kafr Qasim School in Shati refugee camp comes a day after 22 people were killed in another school attack.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2024