The World Food Program delivery, containing food for 25,000 people, was the first since Oct. 7 to go directly from Israel into the northern Gaza Strip, where many people are at risk of starvation.
Tag: United Nations Relief and Works Agency
UN Aid for Gaza Is Turned Away Because of Scissors, an Official Says
One truck was turned away because it contained scissors in medical kits for children, a U.N. official said. Israeli authorities accused the official of lying.
As U.S. Rushes to Build Gaza Port, Major Challenges Loom
Famine is stalking Gaza, but the American-led initiative faces daunting obstacles in logistics, security and cost.
Sweden and Canada to Restart Payments to U.N. Agency for Palestinians
The countries were among those that suspended payments to the agency, known as UNRWA, after Israel accused a dozen of its employees of taking part in Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Oct. 7.
U.N. Aid Agency Researchers Allege Abuse of Gazans in Israeli Detention
UNRWA, the aid agency for Palestinians, is preparing to publish an investigation based on testimony from more than 100 detainees that accuses Israeli troops of abuse.
U.N. Aid Agency Researchers Allege Abuse of Gazans in Israeli Detention
UNRWA, the aid agency for Palestinians, is preparing to publish an investigation based on testimony from more than 100 detainees that accuses Israeli troops of abuse.
Lack of Plan for Governing Gaza Formed Backdrop to Deadly Convoy Chaos
Israel has no clear plan for governing Gaza. That is a particular problem in the north, where the fighting has ebbed, and where a deadly stampede occurred on Thursday around an aid convoy.
Israel Helped Organize Convoy That Ended in Disaster
It was one of four convoys put together by local Palestinian businessmen this week at the behest of Israeli officials, who promised to provide security.
Netanyahu Issues First Plan for Postwar Gaza
The proposal, which calls for indefinite Israeli military control and buffer zones in the territory, rankled Arab nations and was rejected by Palestinians.
Israeli Minister Blocks Flour From Reaching UNRWA in Gaza
Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said he had ordered flour shipments not to be transferred to the agency that aids Palestinians, citing allegations that some of its employees were affiliated with Hamas.