have food or clothes or blankets or electricity, just nothing, miserable life, we feel lifeless, un agency for palesting refugees says it will face cash crunch from march that will only get worse in the following month, the united nations relief and works agency onra warned a situation continue deteriorating, even funding that has been suspended by number of countries does not resume. unrachief said organization will hit negative cash flow starting next month. israel's accused number of unr employees of helping hamas in its october 7th operation, allegations prompted regime's western backers to suspend funding to the un agency. and now despite continuation of suspensions by some western countries, ireland's pledged 20 million euros to unra. honere is the backbone of humanitarian efforts and gaza. it is lifeline, as we've discussed, for 1.9 million people displaced by israel's military operations. there is no replacement for unraz work in gaza, not just humanitarian, but development and the provision of services such as education and health, and those that claim otherwise are simply not tel

and the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says israel is waking a con concerted campaign to destroy onwa. hello everyone, you're watching press tv live from the studios in tehran, thank you for joining us. in today's top story, the palestinian recrescent society warns that israely attacks on health facilities and staff in gaza opposing a significant threat. to the lives of those in need of medical care, the warning comes as israeli forces persist on targeting han yunis, a southern city in gaza. alamal hospital is also under a complete siege with israeli armed vehicles blocking hiss entrances. the regime's forces have declared the carefuew around the hospital and terrorized the people taking shelter there to vacate the complex. meanwhile nasa hospital, the largest medical facility in haun unis, also remained on the seat. four patients died on friday due to the lack of oxygen as shelling caused a power outage there. this is the 134th day since israel launched this genocidal war on gaza. over 28,800 palestinians have been killed, and according to the un, nearly 2 million peo

the head of the un agency for palestinian refugee. he says israel is raging in consider campaign to destroy onwa. hello everyone, you're watching press tv live from the studios in tehron. thank you for joining us. today's top story. israely forces have carried out arrests at the nasa hospital, gaza's largest functioning hospital as air strikes hit across the besieg territory. gaza's health officials say regime forces detained a large number of medical staff inside the hospital, they said israely forces tend the hospital into a military base. regime forces raided the facilities on thursday after laying siege on it for weeks. meantime, the israely occupation has committed nine more massacers against families in the gaza strip. it has. killed 83 people and wounded 125 others during the past 24 hours. at least 10 civilians including women and children were killed by israeli air strikes hitting a residential building in central casa and a farmland in the south of the strip. nearly 29 palestinians have been killed and about one and a half m

the allegation prompted the regime's western backers to suspend funding to the un agency. rced from their homes during the creation of israel in occupied palestine. the agency has 30,00 employees, more than 12,000 of them inside gaza. after the... occupation of palestinian lands and creation of the israeli regime, both sides came to realize the power of cinema in getting their messages across. israeli regime used cinema to show the territory it had occupied as heaven on earth in order to entice jews from all over the world to migrate to the occupied territories on the... on other hand, although belatedly, palestinians also learned to use the power of media and cinema to make their voice heard across the world. it was new battlefield for both sides. welcome back, the iranian foreign minister says israely forces are suffering. made the comments in a press conference in damascus with the syrian counterpart, he is in syria as part of a regional tour which has also taken him to lebanon. the top iranian diplomats said there's no solution to the crisis in gaza, but diplomacy and t

un agencies have been warning about the deteriorating situation in raffa. so i want emphasize our deep concern about the escalation of hostilities in kanunis, which has resulted in increase in the number of internally displaced people seeking refuge in raffa. in recent days, thousands of palestinians... have continued to flee to the south uh, which is already hosting over half the gaza's population of some 2.3 million people. most are living in makeshift structures, tents or out in the open. rafa is a pressure cooker of despair, and we fear for what comes next. the spokesman for the un humanitarian office also warned about disease. breaks in gaza, he added that there is simply not enough food, not enough clean drinking water, and no protection. the world health organization says people in gaza are enduring unimaginable circumstances. they are exhausted, hungry and traumatized, and unicef says at least 17,00 children in the gaza strip are unaccompanied or separated from their families. it says palestinian children's mental health is severely impacted and alm

palestine's union ambassador has severely taken to tas those countries the suspended funding to the un agency for palestinian refugees. riad, scribes everers to undermine onra as inhumane, cruel and irresponsible. in dealing with the israeli allegations against some honorable staff, one should never lose sight of these realities and of israel's stated goal for years now of dismantling honor, and they succeeded one time during the... trump administration of denying funding for honor for more than three years. there is no reason to preempt the outcome of the investigation or to take measures that effectively amount to the collective punishment of 30,000 honor staff and millions of refugees, beneficiaries of honora services, undermining honor. would be inhumane, cruel and irresponsible. he made the remarks a un security council meeting on the israeli onslot in gaza. mansu was referring to us and several other countries that are pause donations to unra, this after the israeli regime alleged dozen of the agencies employees had taken part in the hamas operation on october 7th against israel then an

the agency has 30,00 employees, more than 12,00 of them inside gaza. the un agency for palestinian refugees known as onroa says the decision by the us and its allies to defund the agency might eventually result in the complete shutdown of his aid work in the besieged gaza strip. press tv's mahti abbastian earlier discussed this issue in our explainer program. let's take a look. on raw, the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees in the near east. it is lifeline. palestinian refugees, but it has been embroiled in some controversy. the lifeline for palestinians is now in danger of being cut off by the israeli regime due to some accusations. before getting into what these accusations are, let's first examine what onra is and why it was founded. the year of its conception is 1949. there is a reason why this year is important. this was one year after. what was called the nakba, which occurred in the year 1948. this was the year when the fake israeli regime was created. as a result of this, more than 700 thousand palestinians were forcefully displaced. the agency began ope

un agency has some 30,00 staff, 13,00 of whom work in gaza. the palestinans accused israel of fabricating false information to discredit. undra. rights organizations have also rejected israel's claim, arguing that what a few underemployees did cannot justify dismantling the entire organization. has frequently attacked unra over the years, claiming it perpetuates the conflict by aiding refugees and discouraging their resettlement. political commentator isf say suspension of funding to unra is an act of collective punishment against all palestinians. basically the funding that has been cut off to unrah is... is essentially an act of collective punishment of the palestinian people. you see this allegation came from israel and israel has made similar allegations in the past, which have proved to be totally false, and of course, you know, when israel makes any allegations, these are quickly picked up by the western media, particularly in the united states, israel is involved in a barbaric onslot on gaza and yet it makes these scandalous allegations

lazerini said that the regime believes that if the un agency is abolished, the status of the palestine refugees will be resolved once and for all, and with that the right of return. it says this has been a long-term political goal of tel aviv. he said various israely actions is evidence, including revoking vat exemptions, restricting food deliveries through ashd port and targeting some 150 awa facilities since october 7th. israel has called for a lazarini to step down following claims that the hamas tunnel had been discovered under race evacuated gaza city headquarters. lazarini said that the tunnel was 20 meters below ground and otherwise humanitarian organization did not have the capabilities to examine what was underground in gaza. we were joined earlier by former president of gayana donald ramatar for an exclusive interview on the israely genocide in gaza. he said that anowa funding cuts by the us and his allies are aimed at appeasing israel and auto response to the icj ruling. well, the first instance is, i would say that this is part of a legacy of colonialism in the area in whic

brussels said the un agency can't be replaced in supplying agent humanitarian aid to gaza. in the heat of world war ii, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country to the brink of collapse. diplomatic efforts changed the course, but at the same time pave the way for the rise of muhammad who ruled the country with iron fist in the following decades. welcome back, palestinian resistance movements are: continuing to push back against israeli forces in gaza as fighting on the ground intensifies. the military wing of hamas says it killed at least 15 israel soldiers west of gaza city. the gasanberges also said his fighters targeted three israeli mirka tanks with aliassin 105 missile missiles. the group's fighters also hit an armed israeli personnel carrier in hanyunus south of the strip. this as the military wing of islamic jihad says it targeted in intruding israeli forces who had gathered inside the building in khan unis. the algos say 10 soldiers there have either been killed or injured. israel has confirmed the deaths of over 220 of the sold

brussels said the un agency can't be replaced in supplying urgent humanitarian aid to gaza. moring kasuku is a writer and activist in nairobi, kenya. she earlier joined us to share her views on genocide in gaza, she also speaks about measures being taken in kenyan support of the gazans. uh, it's been a very terrible for month since october 7. we are witnessing a genocide take place right now, and there atrocities against the people of palestinian by israel offense forces has been very dishening to witness. uh, you know, just the news is coming in that... hospitals are being attacked, that uh palestinian people lack medical equipment, the situation is very dire and for you know all these western powers to pull out resources from unra right now when the people need it the most is should be considered a war crime, so this is very disheartening to see and you know it's a challenge, it's a call for all of us in the global south right now uh to unite and to bring our... sources together and to bring our voices together to strongly condemn what is happening in occupied palestine ri

un security council. resolutions that call on the regime to end this aggression. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees felipe lassorini says israel is waiting a concerted campaign again aimed at dismantling onruah. lasarini said the regime believes that if the un agency is abolished, the status of the palestinian refugees will be resolved once and for all and with it the right of return. he said this has been a long-term political goal of tel aviv. he cited various israel actions as evidence, including revoking onras vat exemptions, restricting food deliveries through ash and targeting over 150 onraw facilities since october the 7th. israel as call for lazzavini to step down following claims that a hamas tunnel had been discovered under his evacuated gaza city headquarters. latsavini said the tunnel was 20 meters below ground and onrua as humanitarian organization did not have the capable. abilities to examine what was underground in gaza. earlier we were joined by former president of guyana donald ramotar for an exclusive interview on on the israeli genocide in gaza. he said

un agencies has some 30,000 staff it has, 13,00 of which work in gaza. palestinians have accused israel of fabricating false information to discredit the organization. rights groups have also rejected israel's claim arguing what a few employees did cannot justify dismantling the entire body. regime has frequently attacked unra in recent decades claiming it perpetuates a conflict by aiding refugees and discouraging their resettlement. usbase starbucks is feeling the pinch from a global boycott campaign against it and protest the company support for israeli onslot on gaza and now the company is cutting its annual sales forecast in the latest sign that global boycots are taking a toll on pro israel firms. world's largest chain of coffee houses says it's seen a significant impact on traffic and sales in west asia impact has been also felt in the us where it's been facing a boycott campaign there as well, and as a result starbucks has cut its yearly sales forecast and miss market expectations for 2024. companies shares are also 11% lower compared to last year

the allegation prompted the regime's western backers to suspend funding to the un agency. now, despite the... continuation of the suspensions by some western countries, ireland has plaged 20 million euros to onrra. onra is the backbone of humanitarian efforts and gaza. it is lifeline as we've discussed for 1.9 million people displaced by israeli's military operations. there is no replacement for unraz work in gaza, not just humanitarian, but development and the provision. services such as education and health, and those that claim otherwise are simply not telling the truth, and these claims put the lives of desperate people further at risk. i was deeply concerned that number of unrisk key donors suspended their funding based on allegations against very small number of staff that have yet to be proven. our partners in the european union and elsewhere, including the united states most urgently resint this decision and resume funding. ireland's... remains steadfast and i'm happy today to announce funding of 20 million euro for unre for its operations in 2024. israel settlers

the un agency. some 30,000 staff, 13,00 of whom work in gaza. palestinians have accused israel of fabricating false information to discredit honora. rights organizations have also rejected israel's claim arguing that what a few honor employees did cannot justify dismantling of an entire organization. the regime is frequently attacked honor over the past decades, claiming it perpetuates the conflict by aiding refugees and discouraging their resettlement. "kuwait has been calling on the international community to take a strong position on the ongoing israeli aggression against the palestinian people. this urgent ple was voiced during emergency arab league meeting in chile with further support reiterated in the kuwaiti parliament. we have this report. in a display of solidarity, 36 members out of 50 in the kuwaiti national assembly have called on the government to urgently. a session of the united nations human rights council. the aim is to address the ongoing atrocities in the gaza strip, move driven by kuwait's strong support for palestine in the

vetoed two un security council resolutions that called on the regime to end its aggression. the un agency for palestinian refugees philippe lazarini says that israel is waging a concerted campaign aimed at dismantling onrot. lazarini said the regime believes that if the un agency is abolished, the status of the palestinian refugees will be resolved once and for all and with it the right of return. he said that this has been a long-term. examine what was underground in gaza. early were joined by former president of donald ramatar for an exclusive interview on the israelit genocide in gaza. he said that unra funding cuts by the us and its allies are aimed at appeasing israel and a response to the icj ruling. well, the first instances, i would say that this is part of a... legacy of colonialism in the area in which palestinian people were given no choice, they were given no options, they were given not nothing at all in order in when when this israel was imposed on the palestinian state and the problem actually started from then because without consultation people moving into your territory

100 days since the war began. we have been longing for power, but so far we have not seen it. the un agency for palestinian refugees says it will face cash crunch from march that will only get worse in the following month. the united nations relief and work. agency undra warned that the situation will keep deteriorating if the funding that has been suspended by number of countries does not resume. the onrra chief said the organization will hit a negative cash flow from the next month. israel has accused the number of onra employees of helping kamas in his october 7 operation. the allegation prompted the regime's western backers to suspend funding to the un agency. now despite the continuation of the suspensions for by some western countries ireland has pledged 20 million euros to onrra. onra is the backbone of humanitarian efforts in gaza. it is lifeline, as we've discussed for 1.9 million people displaced by israel's military operations. there is no replacement for unre's work in gaza, not just humanitarian, but development and the provision of services such as education and health, and th

now calling for honor to be shut down, claiming the organization is totally infiltrated by. the un agency has some 30,000 staff, 13,000 of whom work in gaza. palestinians have accused israel of fabricating false information to discredit honora, rights organizations have also rejected israel's claim arguing that what a few honor employees did cannot justify dismantling of the entire organization. the regime has frequently attacked honor over the past decades claiming that it perpetuates the conflict by aiding refugees and discouraging their resettlement. "the international medical charity doctors without borders has issued yet another warning saying that people in gaza are facing massacre, the head of the charities mission for the palestinian territories also expressed regret about msf's inability to help gazens in the current circumstances. let's take a listen, euh donc la première de toutes les demandes c'est le saisser le feu immédiat. "the first of all demands is immediate and sustained ceasefire, because right now what is happening is massacre. as i say, when i was in nasa hospital, i

however, allegation alone prompted the regime's western backers to suspend their funding of the agency. un aid agency warn that it will have to cease its vital services by the end of the month. south africa submitted an urgent request to the international court of justice to examine if israel's planned assault on rafa in southern gaza breaches the court's orders. the south african government has in a statement said that it was gravelly concerned that the unprecedented military offensive against raffa has already led to and will result in further large-scale massacers a statement also added any ground invasion will be serious and irreparable breach. the genocide convention and the court's order of january 26th. last month, the hague based court announced its provisional ruling in a case brought by south africa against israel. the world court called on israel to cease all activities that would constitute genocide against palestinians living in gaza. and people throughout the world continue to hold rallies and marches to express anger at israel's ongoing campaign of genocide. in gaza, hundred

dangerous and children and women in particular need continuous access to health of food. the un food agency added that it has halted eight deliveries to northern gaza. a recent survey also shows that over 16% children below the age of two are acutely malnourished. the top un court is holding second day of hearings on israel's decades long occupation of palestinian lanes. the south african ambassador to the netherlands has addressed a hag base court saying that the israeli occupation is in breach of international law and un resolutions. "the occupation by israel has been conducted in profound defiance of international law and hundreds of united nations resolutions with scanned pushback from the international community. consequently, mr. president, that defiance by israel has already led to the killing of tens of thousands of palestinians, including an estimated 30,000 killed. in the past four months alone. these are not mere statistics, mr. president, they are flesh and blood of the palestinian people. therefore, we must ask, when will israel's decades long impunity for what spread and syste

here he is speaking after talks between you develop, administers and leaders of the un agency to discontinue the support order would mean the interruption or provide those services to millions of people in need. and then great, the money died and catastrophe and guys. and there's only one way in which the agency can be dissolved then just you should be dissolved when there is no more police clean and refuse you problem. to more hostages are back in israel after being freed in an overnight raid and gaza. the israeli military has released this footage of this special operation to rescue the 2 men in rop uh. they were killed up during the october 7th turbotax by him. us, which is regarded as a terrorist organization by multiple country fried hostages. were flown by helicopter to a hospital near televi for medical checks, a helicopter carrying 2 hostages out of gauze, a non tobacco news, railey soil. the 2 men were rescued by israel's minute tree and security forces during raids and rough us luis huh. and so none those seem on mom on with bodies kidnapped from cable its new you get stuck on the

however, the allegation prompted the regime's uh western backers to suspend their funding of the agency, the un aid agency warned that it will have to cease its vital services by the end of the month. talks involving us and israely spy chiefs as well as qatari and egyptian officials a gaza truths in cairo have reportedly failed to make a breakthrough. the heads of israel's mosad and shinbet down with us, egyptian and gatari representatives on tuesday as part of an effort to secure the gaza ceasefire deal. there's conflicting reports on the talks uh that were follow-up of the framework camered out in paris last month. some media reports said an israeli delegation left the venue after negotiations failed to bridge gap on uh some issues, despite media speculations negotiations would continue for another three days earlier israeli media revealed that prime minister beniamin netanyahu. was opposed to a proposal put forward by spy chiefs a deal. the palestinian resistance movement hamas had also accused netanyahu of trying to buy time to pursue his own agenda while proposing a ceasefire. hamas wants

the main un agencies setup to assist the palestinian refugees on ro is also facing a quick cash crunch. on raw has said that it will run out of money in the coming days after major donor nations suspended their funding. the move came in response to this really accusations that some unreal workers were involved in the october 7th attacks. now the agencies future is at stake, even though it's clear that thousands will need long term humanitarian aid. a lifeline for goldens, or how mazda is partner in terror. this is a question dogging to you and it's published and agency. and donor countries seem to have answered it for themselves by holding back funds that puts more than a 1000000 people at severe risk. for decades, the agency has been a primary source of food and medicine for gardens grow was founded in 1949 to help ballast indians who fled or were expelled from their homes. when israel was founded, it originally had a 3 year mandate, but has been renewed ever since. since there has been no political solution to the conflict. agencies, operations have been especially vital for gardens

the allegation prompted the regime's western backers to suspend funding to the un agency. unra was created in 1949 to assist and to protect palestinians who fled over forced from their homes during the creation of israel and occupied palestine. the agency has 30,00 employees, more than 12,00 of them inside of gaza. the four months have passed since israel launched this genocidal war in gaza, where the regime has committed the most braizen crimes in cold blood, but in a gross example of double standard, western media. have failed short of reporting israeli brutalities against palestinians while they kept demonizing other countries for alleged war crimes. author and commentator john stupling joined us from norway and elaborated on western media systematic blackout on israely atrocities. the western press remains pretty much silent about everything, but you can find the videos people make on social media. both the idf soldiers making uh what they see as humorous videos uh of of destroying palestinian homes and abusing palestinian prisoners, you can see the videos made by by pa

the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says, is really pressure on funding freezers. have put his organization on the bring pounds. the british born women, shanina begum, who joined the iso in syria, has lost her appeal to have her citizenship restored. the palestinians have endured another night of israel. the air attacks targeting areas across the gaza strip. 60 people had been killed in central gaza and overnight strikes on to crowded refugee camps. and overall, a 104 people had been killed during the past 24 hours. that does my history begins, are coverage, just a warning. some of the images are disturbing. the digging in the door using the stones, flashlight touched the heavy machinery and the fuel needed to run it are not available to search for bodies overnight is rarely air strikes, cost further destruction in neighborhoods and central gods. the with more palestinians killed and the injured taken to hospitals barely operating after months of bombing children who make up nearly half of causes population filled the treatment rooms of alex the hospital. the un ag

let's take you to the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees.he you to the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees.— palestinian refugees. the mission to factor as quick _ palestinian refugees. the mission to factor as quick as _ palestinian refugees. the mission to factor as quick as possible _ palestinian refugees. the mission to factor as quick as possible and - factor as quick as possible and would be found guilty for having participated. this needs to be followed with criminal prosecution. the second action that the agency has taken supporting a commission to free independent research institute from denmark, norway and sweden to the former minister to completely review the risk management processes related to neutrality in the agency once for all to look at how the agency is addressing all the allegations of misbehaviour or collusion with possible political parties. what do we do on the preventive side and what do we do also wants an allegation is brought to the attention of the agency. we have also discussed this morning the impact

ambassador, we will contact you in a moment, but quscondy, the un special agency as condemned the violencetted by the rsf, but it has been perpetrated on both sides of the conflict. the un says it's being used to "subjugate, terrorise, break and punish women and girls "as a means of punishing specific communities." more than 20 women and girls have been abducted and "chained and held in inhumane, "degrading slave—like conditions", according to the un. it says sexual violence linked to the hostilities has impacted more than 100 people, though the real number is likely to be far higher. now gender—based violence as a war tactic is a violation of international law. for more, i wasjoined earlier by eujin byun, global spokesperson for the un refugee agency. thank you so much for being here to speak with us. i want to ask you about the situation facing women fleeing sudan, especially those leaving the region of darfur. what can you tell us about what is going on on the ground? what we're hearing from women and girls, women and children, in general, who arriving from the darfur region to chad is