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Welcome to Trump’s New Rogue Order: US pulling out of key UN bodies leaves us all less safe

ANALYSIS: The U.S. president’s decision to withdraw from dozens of international groups will make America’s enemies rejoice, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley writes

The Independent UK

Israel Forces Close UN Schools In Annexed East Jerusalem

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed east Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect.

International Business Times

Israel has no duty to allow UN aid agency into Gaza, says US state department lawyer

Joshua Simmons tells international court of justice that Israel’s concerns about Unrwa are ‘credible’

The Guardian - UK

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‘It will devastate people’: Palestinians despair at looming Unrwa closure

Nobody knows what will happen when Israel’s ban on UN agency that provides vital services across Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank comes into force on 1 February

The Guardian - UK

Israel insists it is going ahead with Unrwa ban – what it may mean for Palestinians

UN agency ordered to vacate HQ by Thursday – just as aid is being increased to Gaza after ceasefire

The Guardian - UK

Why did Israel attack Lebanon’s biggest Palestinian refugee camp?

The attack on Ein el-Hilweh was the first on Palestinian refugee camps since Israel escalated its operations in Lebanon.

Al Jazeera

UN employee shot dead by Israeli sniper in occupied West Bank

Military claims the sanitation worker had been throwing explosive devices at its troops from the roof of his home in the el Far’a camp

The Guardian - UK

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Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

The Independent UK

Trade convoys ‘squeezing out’ Gaza aid, humanitarian organisations say

UN says aid shipments fell by two-thirds during May but number of trucks entering Gaza rose

The Guardian - UK

Haunted and uncertain: the story of one Gaza family’s exile in Turkey

Ahmed Herzallah, his wife and three children have been catapulted into the unknown after fleeing their destroyed home

The Guardian - UK

Why is Israel forcing the evacuation of part of Rafah, Gaza’s last refuge?

Israel argues its security depends on disbanding Hamas battalions in Rafah as it calls on 100,000 people to evacuate.

Al Jazeera

Israel lodges proposal with UN for dismantling of Palestinian relief agency

Exclusive: Aid officials warn that transferring Unrwa’s functions to other bodies with famine looming would be disastrous

The Guardian - UK

Biden signs a $1.2 trillion funding package, averting a partial government shutdown

The compromise funding package will keep the federal government running through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

WEKU

Congress unveils final spending package, as Friday midnight deadline looms

The text accounting for about three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending was released early Thursday. Now, lawmakers are racing against the clock to vote before a Friday midnight deadline.

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The Guardian - UK

‘My period has become a nightmare’: life in Gaza without sanitary products

With limited access to pads, medicine and toilets – not to mention privacy – Palestinian women talk about the extreme difficulty of managing their periods during Israel’s assault

Al Jazeera

UNRWA refutes Israeli implications of Hamas tunnel below Gaza HQ

The aid agency says it has ‘no knowledge’ of areas beneath its headquarters in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

UNRWA staff accused by Israel sacked without evidence, chief admits

Philippe Lazzarini says summary dismissal of nine employees was ‘reverse due process’ after Israel’s claims they aided Hamas attack

Al Jazeera

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 114

Several Western countries have suspended aid to UNWRA, a move criticised by Palestinians and top UN officials.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We have no choice’: illness in Gaza as clean water becomes a luxury

Safe drinking water is becoming ever harder to come by, with disastrous consequences for those who can’t afford it

The National (Scotland)

Crowd of 100k expected to attend demonstration calling for Gaza ceasefire

A national demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is to be held in Glasgow and organisers believe that more than 100,000 people will attend.

The Independent UK

Crowd of 100,000 expected to attend demonstration calling for Gaza ceasefire

People attending the Glasgow Green rally have been asked to write their names on their arms as a gesture of solidarity with the people of Palestine.

Reuters

Palestinian workers strike as UN agency squeeze hits salaries

Schools, clinics and some municipal services in the West Bank were closed on Wednesday as workers went on strike for a third day amid an escalating funding squeeze on the United Nations agency that pays their wages.

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