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The Latest Breaking News from UNRWA

Israel alone? Allies’ fears grow over conduct – and legality – of war in Gaza

When the US allowed a ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN, the warning was clear – and concern is rising elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024

Cameron faces calls to restore funding to UNRWA to help ease suffering in Gaza

A cross-party letter sent to Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron called for the UK to resume funding without delay.

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2024

‘Death at any moment’: fights break out as Gazans compete over airdropped aid

Armed gangs take food and water from desperate locals, as critics say airdrops are dangerous and merely designed to divert public anger

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024

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Famine is now probably present in Gaza, US says

State department assessment comes after world’s top court ordered Israel to admit food aid into territory

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024

Middle East crisis: Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah deputy commander – as it happened

IDF says Ali Abed Akhsan Naim, deputy commander of Hezbollah’s rocket and missiles unit, was killed in airstrike in Lebanon

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2024

Japan to resume funding to UNRWA, following Sweden, Finland and Canada

Move comes after meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini.

Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2024

Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show

Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid agency hours before pause announced

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2024

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The politics of humanitarian aid

Using humanitarian aid for political ends in conflicts is as old as diplomacy itself

The Hindu · Mar 27, 2024

Israeli settlers call for UN agency’s closure in Jerusalem protest

Rightwing activists demonstrate outside Unrwa office for third week over claims of links between staff members and Hamas

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

MPs and peers sign letter urging UK government to ban arms sales to Israel

Ministers under growing pressure to act amid signs Israel intends to ignore UN ceasefire resolution

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

Biden administration’s Gaza strategy panned as ‘mess’ amid clashing goals

Strain of aiming to influence Israel’s actions without leverage and also avoiding starvation is showing, say analysts

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2024

UN Palestinian Agency Chief Says Funding Secured Until End Of May

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has enough funds to keep operating until at least the end of May, its chief told Swiss media on Tuesday.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024

Israel’s attempt to destroy Unrwa is part of its starvation strategy in Gaza

This attack could not come at a worse time for Palestinians. Hunger is widespread in Gaza, and famine is projected in the north by May

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2024

Middle East crisis: Israel recalls ceasefire negotiators from Qatar, claiming Hamas ‘not interested’ in talks – as it happened

Netanyahu’s office said ‘Israel will not cave to Hamas’s delusional demands’, ending immediate attempts to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage release deal

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2024

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International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024

Struggling For A Can Of Food: Starving Gazans Scramble For Aid Drops

A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid.

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024

Middle East Conflict: US Abstains In UNSC Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Vote

The war in Gaza is now on its 171st day, and tensions between the U.S. and Israel seem to be reaching a fever pitch as Israel's top western ally on Monday abstained from a UNSC resolution vote that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim month of…

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024

First Thing: Russia seeks to blame Ukraine for massacre despite evidence it was Islamic State

Russia tells US to rethink its assertion that IS was responsible for the attack, despite group claiming responsibility and sharing new footage. Plus, Donald Trump gets the band back together

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2024

Israel-Gaza war: US says it will ‘find ways’ to warn Israel against Rafah attack despite cancellation of visit – as it happened

Israeli prime minister’s political rival said Netanyahu should have travelled to the US after visit is cancelled following UN vote to pass ceasefire resolution

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2024

Afternoon Update: Unrwa hits out at ‘man-made famine’; Moscow terror suspects in court; and Olivia Colman on the gender pay gap

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says Israel has barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024

UN Security Council To Vote On New Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, after Russia and China vetoed an earlier text proposed by the United States.

France 24 · Mar 24, 2024

Israel besieges two more Gaza hospitals, Palestinian Red Crescent says

Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire and forcing the evacuation from one hospital of most patients and displaced people sheltering there, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2024

Middle East crisis: Medical teams at two hospitals in Gaza pinned down by heavy gunfire, Palestinian Red Crescent says – as it happened

Two hospitals in Gaza besieged by Israeli forces with staff in ‘extreme danger’, Palestinian Red Crescent says

International Business Times · Mar 23, 2024

UN Chief Calls For An Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire

Guterres also visited a hospital in el-Arish, an Egyptian city that sits close to the Gaza border.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2024

UN chief says blocked Gaza aid is a ‘moral outrage’, calls for war to end

On visit to Rafah crossing, Antonio Guterres urges Israel to give people in Gaza unfettered access to humanitarian aid.

International Business Times · Mar 23, 2024

UN Chief To Visit Gaza Border As Israel Vows To Go Ahead With Rafah Attack

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to visit Egypt's border with Gaza on Saturday, after Israel said it would send in troops to fight Hamas in the nearby city of Rafah, even without US support.

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