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Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank refugee camps

Jerusalem Reuters Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank have left their homes as a weeks-long Israeli offensive has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in the heavily built up townships, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces began their operation in the refugee camp in the northern West […]

Trump stops US involvement with UN rights body, extends UNRWA funding halt

Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continued a halt to funding for the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. The move coincides with a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long been critical […]

UNRWA carries on aid work despite Israeli ban, hostilities

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The UN Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the occupied territories and Gaza was still ongoing on Friday despite an Israeli ban that took effect a day before and what it described as hostility towards its staff. An Israeli law adopted in October bans operations by UNRWA (United Nations Relief […]

UNRWA says Israel ban will be disastrous, US says exaggeration

United Nations Reuters Implementation of a ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel – due to start on Thursday – will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being “irresponsible and dangerous.” The law, adopted in October, bans UNRWA’s operation on […]

Flooding Gaza with aid might lessen security challenge, says UNRWA chief

United Nations/Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Attacks on aid convoys in the Gaza Strip by looters and armed gangs could decline as humanitarian relief floods the area after the truce takes effect between Israel and Palestinian militants, the head of the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA said on Friday. He said UNRWA has 4,000 truckloads of aid […]

UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under ceasefire but still sees challenges

United Nations Reuters The United Nations said on Tuesday it was busy preparing to expand humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip under a potential ceasefire but uncertainty around border access and security in the enclave remain obstacles. Negotiators in Qatar are hammering out final details of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in […]

Israeli airstrikes kill Gaza head of police, 67 others, Gaza authorities say

Updated: 12:10pm (AEDT) Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at a tent camp where the head of the enclave’s Hamas-controlled police force, his deputy and nine displaced people died, Gaza authorities said. Israel said the deputy was the head of Palestinian militant group Hamas’ […]

UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire

United Nations Reuters The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the immediate release of all hostages. The ceasefire demand in the resolution – adopted with 158 votes in favour in the 193-member assembly – […]

Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza ceasefire push, looting halts aid

Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a fresh push for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, two Hamas sources said, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold security talks on the matter, two Israeli officials said. The Hamas visit to Cairo was the first […]

Israel steps up bombing of central Gaza, strikes kill 26 people

Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli military strikes killed at least 26 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as forces stepped up their bombardment of central areas and tanks pushed deeper into the north and south of the enclave. The escalation came a day after Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah began a ceasefire in Lebanon, […]