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UNRWA chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ for funding resumption

UNRWA chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ for funding resumption

UNRWA chief 'cautiously optimiThe head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said he was cautiously optimistic some donors would start funding it again within weeks, warning it was "at risk of death" after Israel alleged

UNRWA says Israel coerced some agency employees to falsely admit Hamas links

UNRWA says Israel coerced some agency employees to falsely admit Hamas links

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said some employees released into Gaza from Israeli detention reported having been pressured by Israeli authorities into falsely stating that the agency has Hamas links and that staff took

EU maritime aid corridor to Gaza opens soon

EU maritime aid corridor to Gaza opens soon

The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating Western efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged

Israeli settlements expand by record amount: UN rights chief

Israeli settlements expand by record amount: UN rights chief

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. The United Nations High

Will Biden’s temporary port plan stop famine in Gaza?

Will Biden’s temporary port plan stop famine in Gaza?

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that the military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea. It's part of an effort to avert famine in the Palestinian

Israel considers arming some Gazans to protect aid convoys: Report

Israel considers arming some Gazans to protect aid convoys: Report

Israeli officials have discussed arming some civilians in Gaza to provide security protection for aid convoys into the besieged enclave, as part of wider planning for humanitarian supplies after fighting ends, the Israel Hayom daily

Expanding Israeli settlements, a ‘war crime’: UN

Expanding Israeli settlements, a ‘war crime’: UN

Expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes "a war crime" and risks eliminating any likelihood of a viable Palestinian state, the UN rights chief warned on Friday. Volker Turk said there had been

US proposal to build aid port off Gaza ‘cynical’: UN expert

US proposal to build aid port off Gaza ‘cynical’: UN expert

A US plan for a temporary port off Gaza to bring in aid is a cynical play for a US audience and will not avert mass starvation, a UN rights expert said on Friday. Announcing

No Women’s Day in Gaza, say mothers of hungry children

No Women’s Day in Gaza, say mothers of hungry children

Women's Day? At a tent in Rafah where Um Zaki said she was boiling porridge on an open flame to stave off the hunger of her six children, the holiday passed as a cruel joke.

Gaza ceasefire talks show no sign of progress – US

Gaza ceasefire talks show no sign of progress – US

Hamas on Thursday left Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo where there was no sign of progress just days before the start of Ramadan, while the U.S. said the onus was on the Palestinian militant group