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06/17/2024June 17, 2024
Gaza ‘most dangerous place in the world for aid workers’: UNRWA
The , says 193 of its workers have been killed in Gaza since the Israeli offensive began there in October last year.
“Gaza is the most dangerous places [sic] in the world for aid workers,” it wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
It said the death toll was the highest in UN history.
“Despite this, our colleagues keep working to support families & provide aid amid the dire humanitarian crisis,” it wrote.
The agency faced earlier this year after Israel alleged that some of its members had been involved in the deadly October 7 raids by Hamas and other militant groups that triggered the offensive. The attacks claimed some 1,200 Israeli lives in what was the worst massacre in the country’s history.
However, most of the countries have resumed funding after an investigation led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Israel had produced no proof to back its claims that UNRWA staff members were members of terrorist organizations.
The investigation did, however,
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Skip next section Norway steps up contribution to UNRWA
06/17/2024June 17, 2024
Norway steps up contribution to UNRWA
international development minister, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, has said her country will top up its contribution to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, , adding 100 million Norwegian kroner (€8.7 million) to the current 275 million kroner.
Tvinnereim was speaking at a press conference with UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini, who is visiting Oslo.
Norway is already one of the top donors to the agency.
Several donor countries following Israeli allegations that some UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7 attacks by Hamas in which some 1,200 Israelis were killed.
However, most countries resumed their payments after an investigation requested by the United Nations to support Israeli allegations that the agency had been thoroughly infiltrated by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
UN and other aid agencies have also complained that Israeli operations in Gaza have made it difficult or impossible to deliver humanitarian aid to people who are, or are close to, suffering from famine.
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06/17/2024June 17, 2024
Netanyahu disbands War Cabinet after Gantz’s departure
Israeli Prime Minister has dissolved his War Cabinet, which was a main forum for making decisions on the course of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, Israeli officials say.
The move comes after the departure from the government of the centrist former general Benny Gantz.
Although not a member of Netanyahu’s far-right government, Gantz had agreed to join the War Cabinet to circumvent some of the more extremist members of the government. The third member of the War Cabinet was Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, including Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.
Among those with whom he may also discuss sensitive issues regarding the war are other far-right members of his Security Cabinet who oppose cease-fire deals and have voiced support for reoccupying Gaza. citing Netanyahu’s alleged failure to have a postwar plan for Gaza.
tj/ab (Reuters, AFP, dpa, AP)
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