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Palestinians receive aid following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip

World Jan 31

UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

World Dec 12

Palestinians receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
UN General Assembly approves resolutions demanding Gaza ceasefire, more aid to Palestinian refugees

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban.

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

World Dec 01

A truck carries humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel
UN halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing, blames looting crisis on Israel

The decision could worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid.

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

World Nov 04

US State Department press briefing
WATCH: U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far

Israel alleges that UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas, which the agency denies and says it takes measures to ensure its neutrality.

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

World Nov 04

Palestinians receive aid from UNRWA in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip
Israel ends agreement with UNRWA, main provider of aid for Palestinian refugees

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had notified the U.N. of the cancellation of an agreement dating back to 1967 that facilitates UNRWA's work.

By Associated Press

Oct 30

Israel’s UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says

By Baraa Anwer, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Oct 29

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Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians as northern Gaza healthcare system collapses

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev

In northern Gaza, it was another day of mass death with Israeli airstrikes killing at least 88 people. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the besieged area for weeks. It comes…

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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 28

Israel passes laws restricting a UN agency that has been a lifeline for Gaza

By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Together, the laws would effectively sever ties with the U.N. agency, strip it of legal immunities and restrict its ability to support Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.

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Jun 06

Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The strike early Thursday came after the military announced a new ground and air assault in several refugee camps in central Gaza, pursuing Hamas militants it says have regrouped there.

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