UNRWA

Israeli authorities have not issued documents to humanitarian helpers, nor renewed existing ones, since the war in Gaza began eight months ago

The facility, run by UNRWA, housed people displaced by the war. The Hamas government in the Strip places the toll at 40, including 14 children. The Israeli army says the ‘precision’ airstrike targeted between 20 and 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militiamen

The Israeli army is holding the positions it gained Tuesday in southeastern Gaza but without launching a large-scale operation. In parallel, a delegation is negotiating in Cairo to secure the release of hostages

The government of Benjamin Netanyahu said it had been left with ‘no other choice’ after the latest breakdown of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas

The Israeli government has also not yet allowed the landing of humanitarian supplies for the Strip in the nearby port of Ashdod

UNRWA and other UN agencies, together with international and local NGOs, provide and coordinate assistance through mostly local staff

The suspension of activities by the NGOs World Central Kitchen and Anera raises fears of a domino effect on other organizations operating in the Strip

The Justin Trudeau government has resumed funding to the UNRWA and said it wants ‘lasting peace in the Middle East, including towards the establishment of the State of Palestine’

A pacifist organization is attacked for its failed attempt to transport food into the Palestinian enclave. Most of the population believes that humanitarian assistance ends up in the hands of Hamas

Health, education and garbage collection in the camps for displaced people depend directly on UNRWA, which is being targeted by Israel

Israeli media reported that mediators were making progress on an agreement for a cease-fire and release of dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

Despite the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, NGOs say supplies have slowed down to a trickle due to bureaucratic obstacles, grueling inspections and arbitrary entry criteria

Several experts believe that Israel has linked the agency to the Hamas attacks in a bid to put an end to this principle, which was recognized by the U.N. in 1948

Demonstrators managed to stop trucks bound for the Strip in the port of Ashdod to press for the release of the hostages still being held after the Hamas attacks of October 7

The UNRWA, which helps 5.9 million people and is the main humanitarian actor in Gaza, will only be able to operate until the end of February after 16 countries cut off their contributions due to the alleged involvement of 12 employees in the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7