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Israel Bans UN Agency, Threatening Gaza Humanitarian Aid

1/5/2025

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The Israeli government is set to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), accusing it of enabling Hamas. This drastic move threatens vital humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank, where famine looms. U.N. officials urgently warn that without UNRWA, countless lives hang in the balance, as no alternative can fill the gap.

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The Israeli government is set to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), accusing it of enabling Hamas. This drastic move threatens vital humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank, where famine looms. U.N. officials urgently warn that without UNRWA, countless lives hang in the balance, as no alternative can fill the gap.