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we at unwra, my colleagues in unwra, are calling for an immediate humanitarian cease—fire.oated humanitarian access into gaza. i know there was a un resolution to this event, but we've seen very little change on the ground. the border that allows trucks into it has opened, but it is still very difficult, if not sometimes impossible for unwra to get those resources which come in, which are not enough by any means, but even to get those meagre resources to those in need. that's because within the border, those areas have been bombed. our own staff at unwra has come underfire, we have lost many of our own staff members, as i've said, and the road leading out from rafah have been damaged. some of unwra's trucks have been stuck and we've not got access to them. so we not only need more medical supplies and goods, mind you there are 50,000 pregnant women in gaza right now, 180 giving birth a day. we just don't have enough supplies to help this population in the way that any single human being on earth deserves. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. thank you. we put thos
we at unwra, my colleagues in unwra, are calling for an immediate humanitarian cease—fire.oated humanitarian access into gaza. i know there was a un resolution to this event, but we've seen very little change on the ground. the border that allows trucks into it has opened, but it is still very difficult, if not sometimes impossible for unwra to get those resources which come in, which are not enough by any means, but even to get those meagre resources to those in need. that's because within...
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unwra is our lifeline. he will— the european countries. unwra is our lifeline.us _ the european countries. unwra is our lifeline. he will give us food _ the european countries. unwra is our lifeline. he will give us food and - lifeline. he will give us food and drink_ lifeline. he will give us food and drink after— lifeline. he will give us food and drink after the war? may allah help the people. what can i say? the comments _ the people. what can i say? the comments of — the people. what can i say? the comments of britain, germany and some _ comments of britain, germany and some other— comments of britain, germany and some other european _ comments of britain, germany and some other european countries - comments of britain, germany and some other european countries in. some other european countries in regard _ some other european countries in regard to — some other european countries in regard to the _ some other european countries in regard to the aid _ some other european countries in regard to the aid for _ some other european countries in regard to the aid
unwra is our lifeline. he will— the european countries. unwra is our lifeline.us _ the european countries. unwra is our lifeline. he will give us food _ the european countries. unwra is our lifeline. he will give us food and - lifeline. he will give us food and drink_ lifeline. he will give us food and drink after— lifeline. he will give us food and drink after the war? may allah help the people. what can i say? the comments _ the people. what can i say? the comments of — the people. what...
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in order to save the reputation of unwra. the investigation _ reputation of unwra.tion is _ reputation of unwra. the investigation is ongoing but it meant underfunding has been put on hold by many what impact will that have on what unwra does to help the people in gaza? tt does to help the people in gaza? ., , ., , gaza? it would be disastrous. since establishing _ gaza? it would be disastrous. since establishing itself- gaza? it would be disastrous. since establishing itself in - since establishing itself in 1949, since establishing itself in 1919, about 6 million people in jordan, lebanon, syria and west bank and gaza were helped. 13,000 from unwra work in gaza and they shelter hundreds, in school facilities. they provide medical, health, education, many things. as the head of unwra said, it would be irresponsible if you punish the whole organisation and the whole organisation and the whole society of people in need in gaza, especially as the situation is getting worse and worse, with less access to gaza. the investigation is going to be done so philippe lazzarini
in order to save the reputation of unwra. the investigation _ reputation of unwra.tion is _ reputation of unwra. the investigation is ongoing but it meant underfunding has been put on hold by many what impact will that have on what unwra does to help the people in gaza? tt does to help the people in gaza? ., , ., , gaza? it would be disastrous. since establishing _ gaza? it would be disastrous. since establishing itself- gaza? it would be disastrous. since establishing itself in - since...
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of further funding to unwra in a significant move and what unwra in a significant move and what unwrae said and they have sacked his 12 workers and full investigations and or people accountable with criminal prosecutions and his allegation standup and putting out such a strong statement and turning the contracts and the fact that the us sorting funding is suggestive of substance to the claim albeit investigation still going on. but unwra is a organisation of 30,000 people and an absolutely critical role in providing health and and welfare services to palestinian refugees pointing gaza but in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem and further out getting back to 1948 and this is a crucial organisation that has long been accusations from the israelis that unwra effectively fails to purge sympathies towards hamas among workers and noted that its facilities exploited by hamas and because of the size and scale and the complexity of an organisation in a very long term conflict that these things are difficult but where it finds wrongdoing and people who do not abide by the principles of t
of further funding to unwra in a significant move and what unwra in a significant move and what unwrae said and they have sacked his 12 workers and full investigations and or people accountable with criminal prosecutions and his allegation standup and putting out such a strong statement and turning the contracts and the fact that the us sorting funding is suggestive of substance to the claim albeit investigation still going on. but unwra is a organisation of 30,000 people and an absolutely...
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unwra is the largest agency in aid distribution now operating in gaza.ency that has been in existence since 1949, providing aid, providing help, providing shelter, providing education to palestinian refugees. it has long had a difficult relationship with israel, which has, in a sense, seen unwra, the existence of that agency, helping palestinian refugees, as putting in doubt the very permanence and existence of israel. the fact that they, that unwra works with palestinian refugees and israel says that prevents the refugees from kind of taking roots and settling in the new — in what became the sort of geographical permanence of this region. but now, with western governments cutting orfreezing theirfunding to unrwa, that is obviously a major concern to the agency. i mean, philip lazzarini, the head of unrwa, says that two million people rely on the lifeline and assistance to unrwa and that assistance is now about to end. he said that this is additional collective punishment for the palestinian people. just to give you an idea of the numbers, i mean, in 202
unwra is the largest agency in aid distribution now operating in gaza.ency that has been in existence since 1949, providing aid, providing help, providing shelter, providing education to palestinian refugees. it has long had a difficult relationship with israel, which has, in a sense, seen unwra, the existence of that agency, helping palestinian refugees, as putting in doubt the very permanence and existence of israel. the fact that they, that unwra works with palestinian refugees and israel...
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it's fair to say that the israeli government has been gunning for unwra for 50 years.ooks as though the evidence of a few members of unwra being involved in the 7th october attacks looks to be well founded. otherwise, unrwa would not have been sacking these people and demanding an investigation. and the un secretary—general talking about this horrific news. having said that, there are 13,000 unrwa people working in gaza at the moment. over 100 have been killed in the israeli bombardment. and they are the main international operators providing support to the palestinian refugees in education, housing, humanitarian, social services, etc. so it is quite a damaging blow for the palestinians in gaza that the main funders, including the united states and germany, who are the two main funders of unrwa, have now suspended their aid. it's an understandable decision, but i think those governments that have cut off aid will want to ensure that humanitarian support still gets to the palestinians in gaza by other means, not directly through unrwa, perhaps, but through the other un
it's fair to say that the israeli government has been gunning for unwra for 50 years.ooks as though the evidence of a few members of unwra being involved in the 7th october attacks looks to be well founded. otherwise, unrwa would not have been sacking these people and demanding an investigation. and the un secretary—general talking about this horrific news. having said that, there are 13,000 unrwa people working in gaza at the moment. over 100 have been killed in the israeli bombardment. and...
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i'm not an exert on suspense unwra funding? i'm not an expert on the — suspense unwra funding?nded... mostly western countries have suspended- - -— suspended... japan has 'ust suspendedi suspended... japan has 'ust suspended it i suspended... japan has 'ust suspended it as i suspended... japan has 'ust suspended it as well. h suspended... japan has just l suspended it as well. norway suspended... japan has just - suspended it as well. norway hasn't suspended- — suspended it as well. norway hasn't suspended. there _ suspended it as well. norway hasn't suspended. there are _ suspended it as well. norway hasn't suspended. there are some - suspended it as well. norway hasn't i suspended. there are some countries that haven't. the germans are sent there are other ways to get eight into gaza which don't go through unrwa. unrwa is the main agency responsible for the daily lives of palestinians in the gaza strip. more than 80% of gas are regarded as refugees and it is the responsibility of unrwa. they have been the ones on the ground. they have 30,000 staff and they have been on the gr
i'm not an exert on suspense unwra funding? i'm not an expert on the — suspense unwra funding?nded... mostly western countries have suspended- - -— suspended... japan has 'ust suspendedi suspended... japan has 'ust suspended it i suspended... japan has 'ust suspended it as i suspended... japan has 'ust suspended it as well. h suspended... japan has just l suspended it as well. norway suspended... japan has just - suspended it as well. norway hasn't suspended- — suspended it as well....
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unwra has been described as essentially a branch of hamas.he way, this is not a news flash that it has happened. the u.n. has said they're going to launch an investigation into this, but guess what? we know through previous investigations that this was the pattern of unwra. the trump administration knew this, and so they cut off funding for unwra. they knew that unwra previously had been supporting hamas and its employees also be agents of hamas, that its textbooks glorified marytrdom, terrorism, preached anti-semitism. its teachers talked about killing jews. schools had stored weapons for hamas. unwra's sites and facilities used to launch attacks on israel. this was not news. the biden administration as soon as they came into office resumed our funding, our taxpayer dollars to unwra. 730 million u.s. taxpayer dollars given to unrwa, and we have since found out now that one of the unrwa teachers was a hamas commander who participated on an attack on a kibbutz that killed 97 people and in which 26 people were kidnapped. we should not fund hama
unwra has been described as essentially a branch of hamas.he way, this is not a news flash that it has happened. the u.n. has said they're going to launch an investigation into this, but guess what? we know through previous investigations that this was the pattern of unwra. the trump administration knew this, and so they cut off funding for unwra. they knew that unwra previously had been supporting hamas and its employees also be agents of hamas, that its textbooks glorified marytrdom,...
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guest: unwra has been calling for a humanitarian cease-fire.cannot do our mandate without being safe. when the bombs are falling on our colleagues or buildings, that makes it challenge. at unwra usa at my personal capacity, i continue to engage with the u.s. and ministrations to give people a break -- the u.s. administration to give people a break. i hope those visits will bring in eventually a cease-fire for folks, because it is needed. i continue to ask people to support unwra's work because they are doing vital work in very difficult circumstances. host: indeed. we leave it there for the moment. thank you very much for joining us from the u.s. arm of that. just next door, the u.s. and u.k. hit houthi targets in yemen in a series of airstrikes. the iran backed group is targeting ships they claim are linked israel and the west in protest against the situation in gaza. bbc persian's middle east correspondent got rare access to u.s. navy warships that were on patrol in the red sea, and she sent us this report from the eastern mediterranean. corr
guest: unwra has been calling for a humanitarian cease-fire.cannot do our mandate without being safe. when the bombs are falling on our colleagues or buildings, that makes it challenge. at unwra usa at my personal capacity, i continue to engage with the u.s. and ministrations to give people a break -- the u.s. administration to give people a break. i hope those visits will bring in eventually a cease-fire for folks, because it is needed. i continue to ask people to support unwra's work because...
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collaborates with hamas, how unwra allows hamas to use facilities for military training, how unwra hireseachers off the hamas payroll, including rocket engineers, and how unwra facilitates the act of recruitment of innocent muslim children as child soldiers and human shields. >> we even sent two members of congress in 2013 a direct translation of a textbook, an eighth grade textbook that read and i quote, hearing weapons clash is pleasant to my ears, and the flow of blood gladdens my soul as well as dead bodies thrown on the ground. and yet one of the first things that the biden administration did when it came into office, as you said earlier, is resume funding to this organization. the united states has blood on its hands. and by the way, this funding is in direct violation of the foreign assistance act, which prevents the furnishing of u.s. taxpayer dollars towards any type of terroristic military training and the indoctrination of children towards violence. >> you know, i'm tired of all of it. ronny jackson, in case people in washington haven't noticed. we're $4 trillion in debt. do w
collaborates with hamas, how unwra allows hamas to use facilities for military training, how unwra hireseachers off the hamas payroll, including rocket engineers, and how unwra facilitates the act of recruitment of innocent muslim children as child soldiers and human shields. >> we even sent two members of congress in 2013 a direct translation of a textbook, an eighth grade textbook that read and i quote, hearing weapons clash is pleasant to my ears, and the flow of blood gladdens my soul...
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unwra obviously partners with a lot of nonprofits, as well. are you seeing yet the effect of that pause and funding? >> i don't think we will see the effect until there operation start to slow down. but let's remember that this is a lifeline. this is the only organization that is being able to do the big convoys, the transportation, doing the best they can alongside their various partner agencies such as the world health organization that we work with. we are extremely worried. the consequences of a reduction of capacity of the united nations will be catastrophic, and will have a direct impact on the suffering of people in gaza, who of course, are experiencing this collective total siege. >> can you and the w.h.o. and other nonprofits fill the void that this leaves? >> there's no way. especially without a cease- fire. this is one of the things we have been calling for from the beginning. we are working in hospitals such as nasser hospital, hospitals in the south where people were told to flee. and as her medical teams are working in these hosp
unwra obviously partners with a lot of nonprofits, as well. are you seeing yet the effect of that pause and funding? >> i don't think we will see the effect until there operation start to slow down. but let's remember that this is a lifeline. this is the only organization that is being able to do the big convoys, the transportation, doing the best they can alongside their various partner agencies such as the world health organization that we work with. we are extremely worried. the...
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several countries have paused funding for unwra —— several countries have paused funding for unwra, theest to halt aid being germany, its second largest donor. eight others, including the us and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the uk said it was, quote, appalled by the accusations. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold thosefunds to withhold thosefunds threatens the lives saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa, which helps coordinate aid, and run many of the schools and hospitals in the strip. other countries who halted financing include australia, italy, canada, finland, the netherlands and switzerland. from jerusalem, our correspondent mark lowen reports. crushed from the air. lives, homes, families, and now the very mission set up to help gaza's desperate is taking a hit, to
several countries have paused funding for unwra —— several countries have paused funding for unwra, theest to halt aid being germany, its second largest donor. eight others, including the us and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the uk said it was, quote, appalled by the accusations. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini,...
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yeah, but this is, uh, somewhat not pathetic response from unwra.hey've like, oh, we're going to terminate the contracts of those employees . yeah, hand them over. employees. yeah, hand them over. and also they reveal their findings or whatever in when, uh, the international court was doing its findings yesterday . so doing its findings yesterday. so it was a way of hiding it all anyway, it's damning for all involved. and the fact that we've given money is sickening. yes moving on the sunday yes moving on to the sunday telegraph, jonathan and will yes moving on to the sunday telegreinvestigatein and will yes moving on to the sunday telegreinvestigate me 1d will yes moving on to the sunday telegreinvestigate me forrvill yes moving on to the sunday telegreinvestigate me for being ofcom investigate me for being biased about ofcom not investigating bbc's bias? >> well, i think ofcom have a whole team just for lewis, so we're probably already under some uh, we're probably already under son headline uh, we're probably already under sonheadline is uh, we'r
yeah, but this is, uh, somewhat not pathetic response from unwra.hey've like, oh, we're going to terminate the contracts of those employees . yeah, hand them over. employees. yeah, hand them over. and also they reveal their findings or whatever in when, uh, the international court was doing its findings yesterday . so doing its findings yesterday. so it was a way of hiding it all anyway, it's damning for all involved. and the fact that we've given money is sickening. yes moving on the sunday...
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agency for palestinian refugees, known as unwra. the israeli military, the only actor on the ground that has tanks, denied it carried out the strike. meanwhile, the israeli army has surrounded and isolated the two main hospitals in khan younis -- nasser and al-amal -- stranding hundreds of patients and thousands of displaced people inside. again, according to unwra. a third hospital was evacuated overnight. in recent days, thousands more palestinians have rushed to escape further south, crowding into shelters and tent camps near the border with egypt. over 1.7 million people have been displaced in gaza and more than 25,000 have been killed in israel's assault over the past three months. we go now to rafah where we are joined by akram al-sattari, a journalist who has been covering developments on the grounds. he is joining us from just outside the yousef al-najar hospital in rafah, the southernmost city in gaza. welcome back to democracy now! can you describe what is happening in rafah and reports of what is happening in khan younis?
agency for palestinian refugees, known as unwra. the israeli military, the only actor on the ground that has tanks, denied it carried out the strike. meanwhile, the israeli army has surrounded and isolated the two main hospitals in khan younis -- nasser and al-amal -- stranding hundreds of patients and thousands of displaced people inside. again, according to unwra. a third hospital was evacuated overnight. in recent days, thousands more palestinians have rushed to escape further south,...
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the boss of unwra is, is saying . boss of unwra is, is saying. really?lief agency should be completely independent and impartial. >> absolutely and clearly hasn't been okay. >> now, earlier this week, the chief of the british army, general sir patrick sanders , general sir patrick sanders, warned the british public could face being called up to fight it because our military is too small. but what what would war actually look like for the uk if it were to occur ? yeah. and is it were to occur? yeah. and is he is he was he making a genuine point or was he actually just sort of trying to say we need more funding for the army and sort of professor anthony glees, security and intelligence expert at the university of buckingham, who agrees with calls made earlier this week to prepare citizens for an outbreak of war. good to see you this morning . i good to see you this morning. i mean, is this a realistic thing to do, or is it, um, a bit of scaremongering in a way, to try to and try and get more funding ? to and try and get more funding? >> no, i don't think i
the boss of unwra is, is saying . boss of unwra is, is saying. really?lief agency should be completely independent and impartial. >> absolutely and clearly hasn't been okay. >> now, earlier this week, the chief of the british army, general sir patrick sanders , general sir patrick sanders, warned the british public could face being called up to fight it because our military is too small. but what what would war actually look like for the uk if it were to occur ? yeah. and is it were...
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several countries have paused funding for unwra —— several countries have paused funding for unwra, theond largest donor. eight others, including the us and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the uk said it was, quote, appalled by the accusations. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold thosefunds to withhold thosefunds threatens the lives saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa,
several countries have paused funding for unwra —— several countries have paused funding for unwra, theond largest donor. eight others, including the us and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the uk said it was, quote, appalled by the accusations. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of...
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but you've got 13,000 unwra employees, the u.n. relief and works agency. 13,000 of them in gaza alone. let's not impugn the good work of a whole agency because of the potential bad action by a small number. i'm not dismissing the seriousness of the allegations goans those employees and whether that's there's going to be more found, investigation will give us more insight. it is important. the unrwa staff, the u.n. general and secretary general made it career they're taking this sere seriously. that's our desire too. we want this investigation to be as thorough and transparent as possible and we'll be watching closely. reporter: can i push you late bit more on the hostages and linkage between -- potential linkage when the hostages and whatever action you guys decide to take. one of the things you guys talk about since october 7 is how intertwined the redoip is. whether it's lebanon and hezbollah or hamas or iran or you know, the houthis. and the difficulty with, you know, not wanting to set fire, a spark in one place that then, you
but you've got 13,000 unwra employees, the u.n. relief and works agency. 13,000 of them in gaza alone. let's not impugn the good work of a whole agency because of the potential bad action by a small number. i'm not dismissing the seriousness of the allegations goans those employees and whether that's there's going to be more found, investigation will give us more insight. it is important. the unrwa staff, the u.n. general and secretary general made it career they're taking this sere seriously....
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unwra operates in five key areas: jordan, lebanon, syria, the gaza strip, and the west bank — includingn refugees, and a small number of international staff. by 2019, more than 5.6 million palestinians were registered with unrwa as refugees. the organisation�*s mandate is subject to periodic renewal every three years — it has consistently been extended since its founding, most recently until 30thjune 2026. our middle east correspondent mark lowen outlined the latest fallout fallout from israel�*s allegations against members of unrwa staff, working in gaza. looking at those allegations, the un says that it concerns 12 members of staff. nine of them have been immediately dismissed. two are currently being identified and one, says the un secretary—general, has died. the seriousness with which the un is taking these accusations shows that they were incredibly serious, that these members of unrwa were alleged to have taken part in those attacks on 7th october. i also think that there is some international politics going on here because western governments are seeing an opportunity here to sh
unwra operates in five key areas: jordan, lebanon, syria, the gaza strip, and the west bank — includingn refugees, and a small number of international staff. by 2019, more than 5.6 million palestinians were registered with unrwa as refugees. the organisation�*s mandate is subject to periodic renewal every three years — it has consistently been extended since its founding, most recently until 30thjune 2026. our middle east correspondent mark lowen outlined the latest fallout fallout from...
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most who have been displaced were sheltering at unwra facilities and a spokesperson said it's desperatew statement said seven staff members stormed into israeli territory, the allegations are being investigated in new york, the secretary-general is appealing to countries to guarantee the continuity of operations. in a statement on sunday, he said of the 12 implicated, nine were immediately identified and terminated. one is confirmed dead and the identity is being clarified. moving on to some other news, rishi sunak announced plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes across the u.k.. germany and france announced similar plans in hopes of preventing the health of young people. australia also announced plans but so far, new zealand is the only country had -- that has implemented the band. the idea is to make it less attractive to children, but manufacturers say e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking. >> this is all about children's health. preventing future harm. >> they look like sweets. >> clampdown. >> this is something that some people want to implement very quickly. that's on about
most who have been displaced were sheltering at unwra facilities and a spokesperson said it's desperatew statement said seven staff members stormed into israeli territory, the allegations are being investigated in new york, the secretary-general is appealing to countries to guarantee the continuity of operations. in a statement on sunday, he said of the 12 implicated, nine were immediately identified and terminated. one is confirmed dead and the identity is being clarified. moving on to some...
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several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestus and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa.
several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestus and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on...
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they are bombing the aid trucks and not allowing the unwra commission general from going to north gaza. this is a highly efficient person and he is not allowed to go to gaza because they are saying hamas is stealing the aid from the people. let the international staff go into north gaza and see what is happening. why are you looking away between the northern part of the southern part? from day one, israel asked people of northern gaza to go south. now there continuing to bomb the southern part of the gaza strip. so nowhere is safe whether it is north or south gaza. yesterday i posted something on social media and someone -- i don't know what kind of people they are -- they said, why is your brother still in north gaza? you mean, if you left north gaza he would live in peace in south gaza? my friends and neighbors and wife's family are starving. where do we go? amy: can you talk about the telecommunications blackout that went on for something like eight days and what that means for someone like her sister-in-law when it comes to giving birth? >> israel was cruel enough not only to cut o
they are bombing the aid trucks and not allowing the unwra commission general from going to north gaza. this is a highly efficient person and he is not allowed to go to gaza because they are saying hamas is stealing the aid from the people. let the international staff go into north gaza and see what is happening. why are you looking away between the northern part of the southern part? from day one, israel asked people of northern gaza to go south. now there continuing to bomb the southern part...
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several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa.
several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa.
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israel, nine countries have stopped their funding to the unwra, including america, the uk and germanythe accusations coming from israel, which has not been publicly released in its evidence, unwra provides humanitarian aid and other services to more than 2 million people in gaza to the red sea. now where you can see this tanker ship on fire after it was hit by a missile launched by the houthi rebels overnight attacks on ships by rebels in this region have unraveled a key global trade route. the disruption has forced car factories in europe to pause production. hospital supplies expected in the us from asia are now delayed, expects, experts rather say, if the conflict in gaza continues, the trade disruption in the red sea could surge. inflation also new overnight north korea fired several missiles off a military port, adding to weapons tests amid worsening tensions with the us south korea and japan. officials say it's the second launch in less than a week. south korea's joint chiefs of staff say they detected the missiles over north waters near a major military shipyard. that shipyard
israel, nine countries have stopped their funding to the unwra, including america, the uk and germanythe accusations coming from israel, which has not been publicly released in its evidence, unwra provides humanitarian aid and other services to more than 2 million people in gaza to the red sea. now where you can see this tanker ship on fire after it was hit by a missile launched by the houthi rebels overnight attacks on ships by rebels in this region have unraveled a key global trade route. the...
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turned to the icj's provisional ruling, there's been an unrelated and rather striking announcement by unwraible for palestinian refugees. in a statement, philippe lazzarini, the body's commissioner—general, said... the us state department is briefing people on this issue and they said they are pausing any additional funding to unrwa and they have voiced their concern. you heard from the head of that body, they have already sacked a variety of members of staff. we will talk to our correspondent very shortly on that breaking story. the us state of alabama has carried out the first known execution of a death row inmate by suffocation with nitrogen gas. 58—year—old kenneth smith, a convicted murderer, was put to death after the supreme court again denied a last—minute appeal. the method had never been tried before and smith's lawyers had argued that it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. he was one of two men convicted of murdering a preacher�*s wife, as hired killers, in 1988. the un human rights chief said the mode of smith's death may amount to torture us. ., ., ., ~ , ., torture us. y
turned to the icj's provisional ruling, there's been an unrelated and rather striking announcement by unwraible for palestinian refugees. in a statement, philippe lazzarini, the body's commissioner—general, said... the us state department is briefing people on this issue and they said they are pausing any additional funding to unrwa and they have voiced their concern. you heard from the head of that body, they have already sacked a variety of members of staff. we will talk to our...
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unwra also warned that if funding is not resumed, the agency would not be able to continue its operationsturning to our top story. the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party says his party is prepared to return to powersharing in northern ireland if the uk government delivers on a new proposal, which would include passing new legislation. the party collapsed the power—sharing government nearly two years ago in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements. we wa nt we want to make sure going forward northern ireland has the best possible event to tackle short—term challenges and build longer term prosperity within the union. 0ur prosperity within the union. our goal has been to secure the conditions that allow for the return of devolved government on a sustainable basis. and where it can be, what can make a real and meaningful improvement in the lives of all the people of this part of the united kingdom. you can get the latest on this story on bbc.com/news you're live with bbc news. the uk prime minister rishi sunak is braced for more challenges to his controversial plans
unwra also warned that if funding is not resumed, the agency would not be able to continue its operationsturning to our top story. the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party says his party is prepared to return to powersharing in northern ireland if the uk government delivers on a new proposal, which would include passing new legislation. the party collapsed the power—sharing government nearly two years ago in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements. we wa nt we want...
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several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestor. eight others, including the us and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa. let's take a closer look now at unrwa's role. the agency says it spends most of its funding, about 5a%, on education, including building and running schools in gaza, followed by health, 17%, and support services, i6%. it also provides emergency relief assistance, and since the recent conflict began, shelters displaced palestinians, living in a war zone. unrwa is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. pledges to the agency totalled more than $1 billion in 2022. the us, germany, eu and sweden were the agency's largest individual donors that year, contri
several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestor. eight others, including the us and the uk, have suspended funding to the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withold those funds threatens the lives of...
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translation: unwra is our lifeline. who will give us food and drink after the war?what can i say? translation: the comments- of britain, germany and some other european countries in regards to the aid for the palestinian people is considered a disaster for us. - the occupation keeps on doing crimes and yet they are supporting them - to do more crimes on us. what we are going through right now is not a war from israel. _ it is a war between- the world against us and. meanwhile, the israel military is pressing ahead with its operation against hamas in the south of the gaza strip. palestinians continue to flee khan younis, which is now the focus of israel's offensive. multiple israeli air strikes were reported there, as well as further north in gaza city. the hamas—run health ministry says 339 palestinians have been killed in the two days since a top un court ordered israel to prevent any acts of genocide in gaza. it takes the total number killed since the start of the war to more than 26,400. representatives from israel, the united states, egypt and qatar have met in
translation: unwra is our lifeline. who will give us food and drink after the war?what can i say? translation: the comments- of britain, germany and some other european countries in regards to the aid for the palestinian people is considered a disaster for us. - the occupation keeps on doing crimes and yet they are supporting them - to do more crimes on us. what we are going through right now is not a war from israel. _ it is a war between- the world against us and. meanwhile, the israel...
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that it suspended funding to reconsider their decision and always says it will continue to support unwrasrael continues the bombardment the south of gaza in districts of gaza city in the north, is really thinks and continued to bombard areas from the hospital, the largest still functioning in gaza, they described it as uninhabitable due to the skill of the destruction, here's our middle eastern correspondent. desperately asking its donors to reconsider their decisions. the donors who have said there will be stopping funding to this agency will after palestinian refugees in gaza in this comes after israel makes allegations that some members of staff in the organisation were actually involved in the october the 7th hamas attacks. if they the heads of various united nations saying you have to look at the wider picture that there are some 13,000 members of staff working for this particular un agency in gaza and palestinian should not be made to suffer as a result, he of the united states coming forward to say that even though they are pausing their contributions, for now, they believe the or
that it suspended funding to reconsider their decision and always says it will continue to support unwrasrael continues the bombardment the south of gaza in districts of gaza city in the north, is really thinks and continued to bombard areas from the hospital, the largest still functioning in gaza, they described it as uninhabitable due to the skill of the destruction, here's our middle eastern correspondent. desperately asking its donors to reconsider their decisions. the donors who have said...
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not to withdraw funding from its main agency which delivers aid to palestinians in gaza — known as unwrasrael alleged that 12 of its staff were involved in the deadly october 7th attacks by hamas. the agency, which employs 30,000 members of staff, 1,300 of whom work in gaza, says it is investigating and has
not to withdraw funding from its main agency which delivers aid to palestinians in gaza — known as unwrasrael alleged that 12 of its staff were involved in the deadly october 7th attacks by hamas. the agency, which employs 30,000 members of staff, 1,300 of whom work in gaza, says it is investigating and has
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several countries have paused funding for unwra the latest to halt aid being germany, its second largesto the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa. let's take a closer look now at unrwa's role in gaza. the agency says it spends most
several countries have paused funding for unwra the latest to halt aid being germany, its second largesto the agency known as unrwa. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa. let's take a closer look now at...
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communications director of unwra, juliette touma, told me more about the situation in khan younis.i visited one of them myself and already a few weeks ago, it was overflowing and overcrowded with people and i guess, similar to what you seeing in other of southern gaza. people arejust what you seeing in other of southern gaza. people are just on top of each other and there is no place in the shelters any more so they are resorting to either staying in the open, some are in their cars, some are renting just a room here and there at very high prices and the bombardment continues, the displacement continues. in many cases, we had even our own staff being displaced four to five times. with had some reports coming in, the gaza health ministry saying it —— the idf 22,000 dead, 50,000 injured. just in terms of the numbers injured, how are the hospitals coping with that number of cattle to? , , , ., coping with that number of cattle to? , , , to? these numbers are absolutely staggering- _ to? these numbers are absolutely staggering- they _ to? these numbers are absolutely staggering. they k
communications director of unwra, juliette touma, told me more about the situation in khan younis.i visited one of them myself and already a few weeks ago, it was overflowing and overcrowded with people and i guess, similar to what you seeing in other of southern gaza. people arejust what you seeing in other of southern gaza. people are just on top of each other and there is no place in the shelters any more so they are resorting to either staying in the open, some are in their cars, some are...
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several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestl. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa.
several countries have paused funding for unwra, the latest to halt aid being germany, its second—largestl. this comes after the agency announced it sacked several staff members over allegations they were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks. the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, expressed shock at the suspension of funding, saying the decision to withhold those funds threatens the lives of people inside gaza who depend on unrwa.
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unwra provides humanitarian aid and other services to more than 2 million people in gaza to the red sea. take a look at this. a tanker ship on fire after it was hit by a missile launched by houthi rebels. overnight attacks on ships by rebels in the region have unraveled a key global trade route. the disruption has forced car factories in europe to pause production on hospital supplies, expected in the u.s. from asia are now delayed, experts say. if the conflict in gaza continues, the trade disruption in the red sea could surge inflation new overnight north korea fired several missiles off a military port, adding to weapons tests amid worsening tensions with the us south korea and japan. officials say it's the second launch in less than a week. south korea's joint chief of staff says they detected the missiles over north waters near a major military shipyard. that shipyard is said to be building missile firing submarines. specific launch details like distance, number of missiles and the exact location have not been provided by south korea's military ri. now, these escalations are happeni
unwra provides humanitarian aid and other services to more than 2 million people in gaza to the red sea. take a look at this. a tanker ship on fire after it was hit by a missile launched by houthi rebels. overnight attacks on ships by rebels in the region have unraveled a key global trade route. the disruption has forced car factories in europe to pause production on hospital supplies, expected in the u.s. from asia are now delayed, experts say. if the conflict in gaza continues, the trade...