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Oct 29

What to know about 2 new Israeli bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza

By Joseph Krauss, Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel, designate it a terror organization, and cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government.

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Oct 24

Lebanon aid conference raised $1 billion in pledges, French foreign minister says

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

The Paris conference also aimed at coordinating international support to strengthen Lebanon’s armed forces so they can deploy in the country’s south as part of a potential deal to end the war. Such a deal could see Hezbollah withdraw its…

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Sep 11

WATCH: Blinken and top UK diplomat jointly pledge almost $1.5 billion in more Ukraine aid

By Matthew Lee, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $700 million in humanitarian aid, while British Foreign Secretary David Lammy confirmed that his country would provide another $782 million in assistance and loan guarantees.

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Jun 28

U.S. removes Gaza pier due to weather. It may not return unless aid flow resumes, officials say

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard and that area is almost full. Aid agencies have had difficulty moving the food further…

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Jun 25

UN to Israel: Aid operations across Gaza will be suspended without improved safety

By Samy Magdy, Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The ultimatum is the latest in a series of U.N. steps demanding Israel do more to safeguard aid operations from strikes by its forces and to curb growing lawlessness hindering humanitarian workers.

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Jun 20

Lawlessness is blocking aid distribution after Israel’s ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza, UN says

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The Israeli military said Sunday that it was establishing a new safe corridor to deliver aid into southern Gaza. But the United Nations and international aid organizations say a breakdown in law and order has made the aid route unusable.

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Jun 16

Israel announces ‘tactical pause’ to daytime fighting along road in Rafah to allow aid through

By Josef Federman, Wafaa Shurafa, Lee Keath, Associated Press

Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its…

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Jun 09

Aid delivery to Gaza from newly repaired floating pier has resumed, U.S. military says

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Tara Copp, Associated Press

The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on Saturday since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea that had been plagued with problems.

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May 30

What you need to know about the broken U.S.-built pier in Gaza, and what might be next

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Broken apart by strong winds and heavy seas just over a week after it became operational, the project faces criticism that it hasn’t lived up to its initial billing or its $320 million price tag.

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May 28

‘We have nothing.’ As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians live in tents and search for food and water

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press

The amount of humanitarian aid arrivals are plummeting, and Palestinians have largely been on their own to resettle their families and find the basics of life.

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