UK to restore funding for key UN agency in Palestine after Tories cut it off THE UK Government will restore funding to a key UN aid agency working in Gaza ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2024
Israel keeps bombing Gaza schools. Why do people still shelter there? Displaced Palestinians hope for protection and access to limited supplies in UN-run schools, but trauma is mounting. Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2024
Top UN official demands Israel be 'unseated' from organisation over attack A TOP United Nations human rights expert has called for Israel to lose its seat on the international body over a “criminal attack” on the… The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2024
‘Reprehensible’: UN slams Israeli spokesman’s comments on UNRWA chief Israeli government official calling Phillipe Lazzarini a ‘terrorist sympathiser’ also puts his safety at risk, UN says. Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2024
Bedwetting, nightmares and shaking. War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially on children Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to maintain their mental health, with few resources and no safe places to recover after nine months of war The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024
I call on Keir Starmer to suspend arms sales to Israel and end Britain’s complicity in the killing International law is clear: we have an obligation to prevent genocide. That is why I have tabled an amendment to the king’s speech, says Labour MP Zarah Sultana The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024
Israel bombs 6th UN-run school in Gaza in 10 days, kills dozens Israel attacks al-Razi school in Nuseirat as well as the ‘safe-zone in al-Mawasi, killing at least 42 Palestinians. Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2024
Labour Friends of Israel presses UK to restore funding to Unrwa Internal pressure on party for policy shift as group of MPs also call for end of arms sales to Netanyahu government The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
Independent MPs demand Government drop legal challenge to Israeli PM arrest A GROUP of independent MPs have demanded the Government drop any legal challenge to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) application for an… The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday briefing: What David Lammy’s Middle East visit says about Labour’s foreign policy plans In today’s newsletter: The new foreign secretary has met with officials from Israel, Palestine and relief agencies – but what do his actions and words mean for the conflict? The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
Clearing Gaza rubble could take 15 years, UN agency says The war debris contains unexploded ordnance, harmful substances and bodies, according to a UN report. Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2024
Israel-Gaza war: Gaza municipality says it can no longer provide 700,000 people in area with drinking water – as it happened Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, says it can no longer provide drinking water after running out of fuelSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverage The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2024
Gaza Civil Defence Says 15 Killed In Israel Strike On Gaza School The civil defence agency in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that 15 people were killed in a strike on a school sheltering war displaced where the Israeli military said it had targeted "terrorists". International Business Times · Jul 14, 2024
Despite UN appeal, US and UK don’t fund ‘critical lifeline’ to Palestinians Israel has tried for years to dismantle the UNRWA, which helps Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere. Al Jazeera · Jul 13, 2024
International Business Times · Jul 13, 2024 Malala Calls For Pakistan To Stop Deporting Undocumented Afghans obel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the "dark future" awaiting women and girls sent back.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2024 Israel-Gaza war: IDF says 7 October mastermind ‘struck’ in Gaza attack reported to have killed 90 – as it happened Hamas says 90 people killed and almost 300 injured in attack – but it is unclear if Mohammed Deif is among them
Top News · Jul 13, 2024 UN Chief Appeals For Funding To Support Palestinian Refugees Urgent call for financial support for UNRWA to aid Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the Middle East.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2024 UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans 'to move like human pinballs' The United Nations chief is appealing for funding for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024 Dozens of bodies found in Gaza City amid Israeli offensive, officials say – with thousands having already fled ‘We constantly see bombardment. Every day we see it, today I felt it shake my house,’ a resident tells The Independent
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2024 Why researchers fear the Gaza death toll could reach 186,000 War doesn’t just kill people through direct violence. Malnutrition, healthcare shortages and unsanitary conditions inevitably follow
Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2024 Will the UK’s policy on Israel-Palestine shift under new PM Starmer? Palestinians in Gaza have little hope Starmer will ease their plight as experts point to possible areas of policy shift.
International Business Times · Jul 11, 2024 Israel Presses Operation In Gaza's North Israeli air strikes pounded parts of Gaza's biggest city on Thursday, Hamas said, after Israel's military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City's heaviest combat in months.
Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2024 Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City as Doha truce talks continue The Israeli army has warned that ‘Gaza city will remain a dangerous combat zone’.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024 A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school As death toll from strike rises to 31, video broadcast by Al Jazeera captures panicked aftermath
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024 Inside Gaza’s destroyed healthcare system: ‘Children scream in pain as we operate without painkillers’ Only a third of Gaza’s hospitals are open, supplies are running out, and medics are forced to amputate limbs without anaesthetic or antiseptic to save patients. Bel Trew speaks to a number of hospital staff about the harrowing scenes they face