Banning UN aid agency risks jeopardising humanitarian effort in Gaza – Starmer
Israel must ensure the main aid agency still operating in Gaza can continue its “essential work”, the Prime Minister has said after the country’s parliament effectively banned it.Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was “gravely concerned” by the Israeli Knesset’s approval of two new laws that declare UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) a terrorist organisation.The laws, which will not come into effect immediately, would ban UNRWA from operating on Israeli soil, effectively barring it from working in Gaza or the West Bank where access is controlled by Israel.In a statement on Monday evening, Sir Keir said: “This...
Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
The Gaza Strip is still at risk of famine more than a year into the Israel-Hamas war, even as the number of people facing the most extreme level of hunger has declined in recent months, the international authority on hunger crises said Thursday. The findings come after the United States...
North Gaza hospitals say food, medicines running out as Israel presses offensive
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinian health officials called on Wednesday for a humanitarian corridor to three hospitals in northern Gaza that have come close to collapse as Israeli troops have cut off the area during almost two weeks of heavy fighting against Hamas.