americans may have not heard much about unrwa, so i want to say a little bit about why unrwa exists and it does. in gaza and elsewhere. but before i do that, i want to jump to why this is a pressing issue right now. the future of unrwa is an urgent matter right now because prime minister netanyahu and his extreme right-wing allies want to get rid of it, not just in gaza but everywhere that it operates and guess what? prime minister netanyahu and folks on the far right in his government have wanted to abolish unrwa not just since october 7 but since 2017. being in -- in fact, in 2018, prime minister netanyahulq actually changed official israeli policy with respect to unrwa saying that they wanted to cut off all funding toa, even at a time that his security team warned that it could create instabilities throughout the region if that haened and now, mr. president, we have members -- republican members of the house and the senat who a jumping on this bandwagon and saying they want to abolish unrwa. and how do they want to do this? byerting a provision in the state foreign operations and rel

unrwa? i think it is a breakdown between a | unrwa?etween a lot unrwa? | think it is a - breakdown between a lot of players. unrwa is the agency, the largest humanitarian actor inside gaza right now and that is the reality of it and it is the largest humanitarian organisation not able to deliver a — think about who will be doing that. their drops? thank you for that but it is a drop in the ocean where the aid is needed. we know we have seen people — sometimes a whole airdrop does not fill a truck. we are talking about 150 trucks being allowed. we have seen an increase in the number of trucks getting in — not enough. we need 500 trucks a day. on a good day, 150 are allowed into gaza and they are not allowed to go to the north where there is at least 150,000 people living there without supplies, without food. even getting a little bit of water is a heroic act in gaza. these are civilians. my family has nothing to do with anything and this is just a sample of people we know and care about — not to mention the bombs and all the conditions

sport for unrwa -- support for unrwa not only in gaza but regi. have gotten so bad that 18 heads of all major u.n. humanitarian and refugee agencies together with ngo's like save the children and care signed a statement calling for, quote, a halt to the campaigns■@ k to discredit the united nations and nongovernmental organizations doing their best to save lives, unquote. it is making it harder them to save lives. mr. president, if you want to take a combustible situation in the west bnd make it even worse, then close down schools for kids there. ke away any chance of an education. snuff out any hopes they may really?r a brighter if you want to create instability in jordan, shut down unrwa schools and services there. why do we all think that king abdullah warned us about the consequences of shutting down unrwa? and here's thera thing about this moment -- prime minister netanyahu has seized on the lies about unrwa being a proxy for hamas in gaza t achieve his long-term goal of shutting down unrwa everywhere. and what adds insult toinjury, mr. presi

-palestinian relief agency. >> thank you as always unrwa unrwa for giving this platform. decision by congress and consequently by the u.s. government to stop funding to unrwa is a huge blow. there is no sugarcoating the impact on our finances is huge. and also the impact on the politics around unrwa, seeing our largest donor, many times our closest partner, withhold funding which means withhold trust to unrwa, is a huge blow to us. i also want to say in parallel, several governments, european and non-european, have either much increased their funding to unrwa or have given us money for the first time. also, we are getting overwhelming individual support, donations from $10 to $20,000. and that speaks for a sentiment that is also galvanizing around unrwa and mostly around the fact it is not possible to just decide to pull the plug on a u.n. agency. any change to the way a u.n. agency works, especially as unrwa gets its mandates from the u.n. general simply, should be discussed at the general assembly. it is not about one or two u.n. members deciding whether unrwa can keep

on unrwa and its work.nk ou depend on unrwa and its work. 0k, thank you so — depend on unrwa and its work. ok, thank you so much for bringing us up—to—date on that story, juliet tuma from unrwa. he's one of the uk's most notorious politicians — outspoken, loved and loathed. george galloway has a career spanning four decades. he has been hailed as a hero of the anti—war left, ridiculed as a reality tv contestant and elected to parliament seven times for three different parties including the uk's labour party. today, george galloway has been sworn back into parliament today as the new worker's party mp for rochdale after a by—elecion campaign which focused on a call for a ceasefire in gaza. speaking outside parliament a short time ago, mr galloway said his party plans to challenge labour in other areas of the country at the general election. angela rayner has a parliamentary majority, i think, of around 3000. there is at least 15,000 supporters of my point of view in her constituency. so we'll be putting a ca

even though the netanyahu ded unrwa unrwa, unrwa fired the alleged perpetrators.n secretary-generalnd announce the launch of a full and independent investigation led by un's highest investigative body into the allegations. and that is ongoing. at the same time president biden suspendedon all u.s. contributions to unrwa pending the outcome of that investigation. a number of other countries followed suit as did the eu. but mr. president since then two things have changed. first, the netanyahu government has not shared the underlying evidence with unrwa nor as reported by the wall street journal has it shared the raw evidence with the united states. fact i urge everyone of my senate colleagues to read the classified report prepared by i especially urge my colleagues to read the intelligence assessments about the many otherclaims the netanyahu government has made against unrwa and there have been many. i am sure many of my colleagues are unaware oft that unrwa has long provided both israel and the united states with the names and identities of all of its employees for

here in the us to support the work of unrwa worldwide.owerful statement on x. what are the stakes here? the stakes are obviously high. people are literally starved. my sister went to a hospital and she met with a kid who is on the brink of dying because of malnutrition. these are real people and real neighbours and unfortunately we see unrwa under siege essentially, and they are not able to deliver aid in gaza so it is tying our hands during circumstances that are dire, unfathomable, and what can we do? we are trying to help and fundraise but there are miles of aid outside of gaza waiting to be allowed in. for some reason, due to the lack of political will, we are not getting that anywhere near delivery for people who need it. and if unrwa has its hands tied, who can or will be in a position to deliver aid? as you know, in the usa, the organisation presenting today are about promoting unrwa's work because this is an organisation and the person who runs it is a veteran of the us army for 20 years. this is not some shady organisation. it ha

unrwa is the biggest un agency operating in gaza. provides health care, education and other humanitarian aid, but also employs about 13,000 people in gaza. the un says it is still conducting an investigation. let's speak to scott anderson, who is the deputy director of unrwa affairs in gaza. scott, we really do appreciate your time. is there any more you can tell us about the status of the investigation? mil us about the status of the investigation?— us about the status of the investigation? us about the status of the investiuation? �* u, , ., , investigation? all i can tell you is the investigation _ investigation? all i can tell you is the investigation is _ investigation? all i can tell you is the investigation is ongoing, - investigation? all i can tell you is the investigation is ongoing, it i investigation? all i can tell you is the investigation is ongoing, it is| the investigation is ongoing, it is being conducted by the office of internal oversight services from the un headquarters in new york. it is the highest investigativ

juliette touma is from unrwa.s if aid from the organisation is blocked from entering gaza, famine will take hold. it is simply outrageous. the clock is ticking, and with this recent decision, the clock will be ticking even faster towards famine. there is more than a quarter of a million people who depend on unwra's food assistance in the north, and we haven't been able to reach them for the past two months. we are talking about the vast majority of the population that has been forced to flee their homes or their places of refuge, and unwra alone are hosting over a million people who live in the united nations unwra shelters. they lost everything, and they need everything, and they need the basics. and right now the most important commodity that people need is food. i would also say that they need safety and they need protection above all, and a ceasefire, which is very, very much overdue. let's get more from our correspondent mark lowen in jerusalem. without unwra getting the food out on the ground, there are few

netanyahu has wanted to get rid of unrwa since at least 2017. that's been his goal.ot just in gaza, but also in the other places you talked about. ifyou get rid of unrwa in gaza today, it is the primary distribution system for food and aid, so if you cut off funding for unrwa in gaza entirely, it means more people will starve, more people won't get the medical assistance they need, and so it would be a huge mistake to cut them off. >> can you explain why you believe that the prime minister is trying to dismantle unrwa, which is the agency that has 13,000 people distributing aid? no one has that kind of infrastructure in gaza. >> that's exactly right. there have been allegations made by the netanyahu government that up to 14 of those 13,000 people were involved in the horrific october 7th attacks. we should investigate it. we should hold all those people accountable. for goodness sakes, let's not hold 2 million innocent palestinian citizens who are dying of starvation. let's not hold them essentially accountable for the bad agents of 14 people. netanyahu has wanted to

what is now, israel is trying to do to destroy unrwa politically.as a mandate almost unanimously supported by the general assembly. when they renew the mandate, the last time was 176 votes against one that voted against the renewal of the mandate, which is israel. so this organisation, which is a tremendous, noble organisation, has been working for 75 years, providing humanitarian assistance to the palestinian people in an impeccable way. it is the most successful story of the united nations. all right, well... so, therefore, this organisation will remain in place. ..that�*s your view on unrwa, which is clearly different from the israelis. but the united states and in particular, presidentjoe biden, while saying that, in his view, far too many civilians have been killed in gaza, rather than restore support for unrwa, what the americans are now proposing to do. well, number one, they've launched a limited airlift of food. and, tragically, we know that at least one of those airlifts ended in the death of a number of palestinians who were hit by a pall

amy: unrwa, the u.n.cy for palestinian refugees, although more than a dozen countries, 16, 17 countries stopped funding, canada and sweden have resumed. israel not presenting evidence that they said unrwa was involved with hamas. yet the united states has not. what is the effect of this? >> the effect is it undermines the up operations of unrwa. there is no legal basis to do so so this only aggravates the responsibility of the united states. amy: francesca albanese, thank you for being with us united , nations special rapporteur on the occupied palestinian territory. speaking to us today from tunis. next up, as president biden pushes a bipartisan bill to crackdown on immigrants, a washington, d.c., group is reporting a death and two suicide attempt at the northwest detention center run by the private geo group. back in 20 seconds. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. as president biden pushes a bipartisan bill to crack

they were from unrwa explaining they were from unrwa explaining the situation.re becoming a cold. let's get more from our correspondent. mark lowen in jerusalem. without unwra getting the food out on the ground, there are few alternatives. another body food programme which is a un agency that a few trucks into northern gaza in the past couple of weeks but this appears to be a very direct attack on unrwa itself, the head was blocked by the israelis for entering gaza last week and i went to a briefing with him, i met him and he said what he described as a direct attack by israel on the function of that un agency. he said since january he has not had any contact with the israeli government direct. why is that? injanuary israeli government direct. why is that? in january the israeli government direct. why is that? injanuary the israeli government accused some members of staff of unrwa of participating in the october seven hamas attack on israel. that prompted some western governments to suspend the ending of that un body, unrwa, and it prompted the biggest crisis in

including one unrwa staff member. rishi sunak under pressure over the £10 million party donation from a man accused of racism. how low would he have to sink? what racist, woman—hating threat of violence would he have to make before the prime minister plucked up the courage to hand back the £10 million that he's taken from him? the gentleman apologised genuinely for his comment, and that remorse should be accepted. lam iamon i am on the haiti border were everyday— i am on the haiti border were everyday more _ i am on the haiti border were everyday more migration - i am on the haiti border were . everyday more migration trucks arrive _ everyday more migration trucks arrive to — everyday more migration trucks arrive to some _ everyday more migration trucks arrive to some people - everyday more migration trucks arrive to some people back- everyday more migration trucks arrive to some people back to l everyday more migration trucks arrive to some people back to a country — arrive to some people back to a country in — arriv

support for unrwa. i have spoken to the biden administration and they have assured me that we are going to do everything enour power to encourage other countries to continue to support unrwa and its important life saving work in gaza. if you will recall under the trump administration, they ended up eliminating u.s. funding for unrwa for years. other countries were able to fill in during that period. so i hope that the biden administration will be true to its word and work with other countries to make that happen. i should say very troubling today, we just heard from the head of unrwa that the netanyahu government was blocking their ability to provide food and other aid into northern gaza where of course people have died of starvation and i do want to point out that unrwa has been a successful delivery system for food. it is the primary delivery system. our ambassador for humanitarian assistance, david sadderfield has said again and again that he has received no information from the netanyahu government,

some have called unrwa a front organization for hamas. unrwa in the october 7 attacks.ome participated in the attacks directly. some helped with logistics. one hostage alleges that her captor was an unrwa teacher. another unrwa staffer was actually that participated in an attack on a kibbutz that left 97 people dead and took regrettably, this does not come as a surprise because of previous u.n. investigations into unrwa we knew this was true before the october 7 attacks. we knew that unrwa was using schools to store weapons and launch attacks on israel. we knew tha preached hate toward jews in israel and glorified martyrdom. i introduce amendment because denying an organization like unrwa that is so deeply empemted in hamas -- hamas, is wrong. our u.s. taxpayer dollars should not be going to fund an organization that is essentially a front for hamas this chamber's ultimate goal should be to permanently defund unrwa. the waye -- defund it the way the trump administration did. i have spoken with the senior senator from maine, and she and i have agreed that we will ensure

anyone in unrwa must _ the civilians that need it?ust do, _ the civilians that need it? anyone in unrwa must do, there - the civilians that need it? anyone in unrwa must do, there still. the civilians that need it? anyone | in unrwa must do, there still are israeli hostages held in gaza, israeli hostages held in gaza, israel is transferring humanitarian aid to the very same combat zone and i would like to say that unrwa is a complete and utter failure of their mandate, they failed the palestinians, they failed the values of the un and they have failed their humanitarian mission and are nothing more than a front for hamas, doing hamas' dirty work and enabling continued withdrawal of hamas on the gaza strip. i continued withdrawal of hamas on the gaza stri -. ., ., ., ., gaza strip. i want to get another art of gaza strip. i want to get another part of that _ gaza strip. i want to get another part of that state _ gaza strip. i want to get another part of that state of _ gaza strip. i want to get another part of that state of the - gaza

will discuss the possibility of implementing such a decision , as well as the story of torture of unrwa officials by the zionist regime . palestine in the past day and night. into a police car and taken into an israeli prison where he is saved there and ich nenne sie, das ist der unmoralischste haufen, den die welt je gesehen hat. he has decided to prepare a massive attack on rafah if the ceasefire talks do not come to fruition . welcome, mr. turabi , as a first question, i would like to ask how much implementation of such a decision is possible in your opinion, and whether the conditions are met by the zionist regime, which also has a wide scope in rafah, in the name of allah, the most merciful. greetings, courtesy and respect to you , your respected colleagues and all dear viewers , i am at your service with pride. you see, to understand this issue , we have to consider several components and variables . the first variable is how many days we have until the holy month of ramadan. this is one and the regime is very afraid of this issue. you see, for example, one of the things is to lim

scott anderson from unrwa. verified satellite imagery, that appears to show a new road, running east to west across the territory, which has been constructed by the israeli military. you can see it here, outlined in white, running from right to left across the screen. it starts at gaza's border fence, near the israeli kibbutz of nahal 0z — and goes across gaza's two main north—to—south roads, salah—al—din, in the centre, and al—rashid, near the coastline on the left. much of the construction took place in the last five weeks. some buildings were demolished along the route. the israeli military has told the bbc it's trying to gain an operational foothold in gaza to make it easier to move troops and equipment. however, some pro—palestinian groups have raised concerns that the road could be used as a barrier to prevent palestinians in gaza from moving freely. more than 50 victims of islamist—inspired terror attacks in the uk have signed a joint letter warning against what they describe as anti—muslim hatred. they

general assembly meeting about unrwa and it is there to really defend the agency.to hear that the agency is that a breaking point and hitting back at these allegations i israel that the staff was involved in october 7, saying he hasn't got evidence yet and that he sees this as a direct attack on the agency so that it is unable to survive. >> thank you for that. let's get a quick reaction from the unrwa director from 2017 through 2021, currently serving as senior advisor to the u.n. development coordination team in africa. your reaction to this latest line that therwere 450 people employed by unrwa who were part of this operation on october 7. >> good evening to you. i think that is a grossman -- gross misrepresentation of what the reality is. during my almost four years, i had no evidence that that higher number of unrwa staffere directly involved with hamas. i fired eight employees, one of whom we could prove was in active member. by far, the majority of unrwa staff, 13,000 of them, loyal civil servants whose mission and daily work consists of providing the best s

unrwa is trying to feed them and the israeli government and super pacs looking to defund unrwa which is feeding starving people. tragically, many members of congress same to be happy to be part of this starvation caucus. amy: in the house, the spending bill was approved 286 to 134. new york congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez, who voted no, accused israel of committing genocide. >> if you want to know what an unfolding genocide looks like, open your eyes. it looks like the forest famine of 1.1 million innocents. it looks like thousands of children eating grass as their bodies consume themselves while trucks of food are slowed and halted just miles away. it looks like good and decent people who do nothing or too little, too late. it is against united states law to provide weapons to forces who block united states humanitarian assistance. and that is exactly what is happening right now. amy: israeli defense minister yoav gallant is in washington , d.c., for meetings with defense secretary lloyd austin and others. axios is reporting gallant is coming with a "long list of u.s. weapon

dismantling unrwa is short-sighted- — especially. dismantling unrwa is short-sighted. by doing so, - especially. dismantling unrwa is short-sighted. by doing so, we i especially. dismantling unrwa is. short-sighted. by doing so, we will short—sighted. by doing so, we will sacrifice an entire generation of children, sowing the seeds of hatred, resentment and future conflict. , ., ~ , , , , conflict. the general assembly in new york there _ conflict. the general assembly in new york there just _ conflict. the general assembly in new york there just to _ conflict. the general assembly in new york there just to say - conflict. the general assembly in new york there just to say it - conflict. the general assembly in new york there just to say it we i new york there just to say it we will discuss next hour the programme that the israelite minister on the war cabinet and the leader of the opposition is in discussion with the secretary of state and the vice president and we are told that so far they're talking about humanitarian aid and what access points in the gaza particula

thank you for “oininu supplied also to unrwa. thank you forjoining us— supplied also to unrwa. _ supplied also to unrwa. thank you forjoining us on bbc— supplied also to unrwa. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. - we can pick up where we ended that interview. the eu's foreign policy chief has said starvation is being used as a weapon of war in gaza. josep borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a "manmade" disaster.his comments come as new air and sea and land routes, are being tried to get more aid into the territory.let�*s go to anna foster who's injerusalem. tell us more about these new routes that are being tried. this tell us more about these new routes that are being tried.— that are being tried. this is a route that — that are being tried. this is a route that the _ that are being tried. this is a route that the world - that are being tried. this is a route that the world food i that are being tried. this is a - route that the world food programme and others had been pushing for, because the problem is when you take aid into the gaza strip, at the m

i think it is - impossible to replace unrwa.rking for the agency in gaza alone. we have the largest footprint and the largest reach and volume in the gaza strip, while the other un agencies have in the dozens only. right now, what needs to happen is to support unrwa so we are able to bring in much—needed food supplies. the clock is ticking fast towards famine in parts of gaza. if the clock is ticking fast towards famine in parts of gaza.- the clock is ticking fast towards famine in parts of gaza. if aid is not brought _ famine in parts of gaza. if aid is not brought in _ famine in parts of gaza. if aid is not brought in more _ famine in parts of gaza. if aid is not brought in more quickly, . famine in parts of gaza. if aid is l not brought in more quickly, what are you predicting? that not brought in more quickly, what are you predicting?— are you predicting? that more children will— are you predicting? that more children will die _ are you predicting? that more children will die of _ are you predicting? that more children will

nermeen: i want to ask about unrwa.canada says it will resume funding to the agency after it halted support in january following israeli claims 12 staff were involved in the october 7 attack. could you talk about what is happening with funding for the agency and what the impact has been so many countries pulling out, including the u.s., which is the largest funder -- were it was? >> right now unrwa is holding on by a thread. we have seen some resumption of funding and some extra funding from various other sources. unrwa is really holding onto a thread. the worst part about this is there's absolutely no organization capable of filling the void. there has been attempts to try to get organizations like the world food program, but they don't have the capacity. no organization is as embedded into the for of gaza the way unrwa is. more importantly, it cannot constitute most of the services it provides. right now unrwa is holding on by a thread and consequences of any kind of potential drying up of funds, which hopefully it wo

juliette touma is from unrwa.s if aid from the organisation is blocked from entering gaza, famine will take hold. well, it's simply outrageous. the clock is ticking, and with this recent decision, the clock will be ticking even faster towards famine. there's more than a quarter of a million people who depend on unwra's food assistance in the north, and we haven't been able to reach them for the past two months. i mean, we're talking about the vast majority of the population that has been forced to flee their homes or their places of refuge. at unwra alone, we are hosting over a million people who live in united nations unwra shelters. they lost everything, and they need everything, and they need the basics. and right now, the most important commodity that people need is food. i would also say that they need safety and they need protection, above all, and a ceasefire, which is very, very much overdue. our correspondent in jerusalem is mark lowen. i asked him about the role unrwa plays in getting aid into gaza. they

unrwa immediately canceled the contract of the accused employees and started an investigation in this regard. the secretary general of the united nations mandated an independent group to evaluate the activities of unrwa, but before announcing the results of this investigation, the european commission along with 16 countries , including the united states, gave their financial support to this institution was stopped. the meteorological organization has predicted a clear to slightly cloudy sky for most of the country's regions in the coming hours. the organization also announced kurd, the new payment system will enter the country from tomorrow evening, sunday. in the name and memory of god , i offer my greetings and respect. dear compatriots , we will have a peaceful and stable presence in our country for the next few hours. we expect a clear blue sky in the regions of our country. but in the coming hours , the wind speed will sometimes increase in the eastern and southeastern regions of our country , we will have momentary strong winds, especially in the south of sistan baluchistan prov

unrwa, the major organization which is feeding starving people.y, tragically, many members of congress seem to be happy to be part of this starvation caucus happy to cut funding unrwa and make it harder to get aid to palestinians in the midst of this crisis. mr. p passed a supplemental bill prohibiting funding to unrwa against my vote and it seems likely that the house will soon pass an appropriations bill containing additional provisions to defund this agency. israel has said the 12 unrwa employees involved in the october 7 attack. these are serious charges, and they are being investigated in a serious way. unrwa immediately fired the accused employees and the u.n. launched an investigation, as it should. i should note by the way, that israel has refused to with the u.n. investigation. mr. president, unrwa plays a critical role in desperately needed humanitarian aid to millions of gazans and it is essential to gaza but in jordan and in neighbors countries. whatever the outcome of this investigation, you do not starve millions of people and hundre

and supporters within unrwa.s strange to me in that time they've me that in that time they've never been able to produce any cast iron. and the reason it seems strange is because obviously, majority of obviously, the vast majority of the in unrwa are doing a the people in unrwa are doing a very job. you these very worthy job. you know, these are are aid agencies. are these are aid agencies. these people are trying are these are aid agencies. th help people are trying are these are aid agencies. th help people..e are trying are these are aid agencies. th help people..e we're; trying to help people. so we're not saying everybody in there. saying that everybody in there. so we're people that could be giving aid. now here now, i'm now if josh was here now, i'm sure to say sure he'd have something to say to love to see. it'd to me, but i'd love to see. it'd be good to see. >> there's been a few >> you know, there's been a few allegations like this. like like with there with journalists being there when hamas broke thr

unrwa is the most efficient food distributor in gaza and the u.s.s trying to destroy unrwa because israel asked it to end israel pushes the red button when it needs american criminal assistance and the americans tend to respond most of the time. the americans defunding unrwa is a criminal activity that has massive implications of the well-being and even survival of palestinians in gaza and many other refugee camps around the region. if the u.s. is serious about helping reduce civilian suffering in gaza, it has very simple quick ways to do it which is to lay down the law with the israelis and say, look, we're not going to remain complicit in this genocide of yours. you have to stop obstructing the delivery of food and medicine and other things into gaza or else we're going to stop the delivery of arms and funds and diplomatic protection at the u.n. this is a tough position for the u.s. it has taken seller positions in the past, but you have to have resolve and serious analysis in the white house and you have to have a wellspring of decency and ethica

that was scott anderson, from unrwa. terror attacks in the uk have signed a joint letter warning against what they describe as "anti—muslim hatred". they say it's the "height of irresponsibility" for some politicians to equate extremists with "the vast majority of british muslims, who deplore such violence". their letter comes as the government prepares to set out a new definition of what "extremism" is. damian grammaticas reports. 58 signatories who have survived terror attacks by islamist extremists, lost children, parents or partners. hamas's attack on israel, 7/7 in london, and many more. they say it's important to distinguish between the extremists and the vast majority of british muslims, who deplore such violence, but warn recently, some politicians and others have been facilitating anti—muslim hate. one of those who signed, who lost his partner elaine mciver in the manchester arena attack, is paul price. everything is to divide and people wanting to choose sides, and thatjust leads to hatred, people being entrenc

filipe lazzarini, president of unrwa , wrote in x messenger: starving people is man-made.se two issues have come together like a vicious circle and are killing the children of gaza. probably thousands of people in gaza have lost their lives because of this. to say that gaza is on the verge of collapse does not do justice. the situation in gaza is a danger to human survival. since the formulation of criteria for measuring acute food crisis 20 years ago , we have never seen such a situation. now the entire population of gaza is in there are judicial emergencies, judicial crisis or prison terms. simply put, too many people are starving to death. this has never happened before in our lifetime. in the month of december, the un investigation committee that the world high court of humanitarian assessments has made it clear that the cessation of hostilities , along with the continued restoration of humanitarian access to the gaza strip, are essential prerequisites for. unfortunately again, this is already going on for over five months, this genocide in gaza, and especially recentl

the head of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine, mossom, told unrwa that israel has cut off access to all unrwa judicial convoys to northern gaza, even though it knows that the area is on the verge. filipe lazzarini , president of unrwa, wrote in the x messengers: starving the people is what he did. choose an option that is promising and on the right side of history. these two issues have come together like a vicious circle and are killing the children of gaza. probably thousands of people in gaza have lost their lives because of this. to say that gaza is on the verge of death is not true . the situation in gaza is a danger to human survival. we have never seen such a situation since the development of criteria for measuring the acute food crisis 20 years ago. now the entire food population. they are in a judicial emergency, judicial crisis or prison. simply put, too many people are starving to death. this has never happened before in our lifetime. in december, the un's strict investigation committee that the international high court of humanitarian assessments h

the unrwa provision is incredibly problematic. bill, which was a supplemental one time bill, it would not have disrupted the annual u.s. appropriations for unrwa, which are actually being discussed and debated as we speak with respect to the foreign operations bill. in my view, that bill -- the supplemental bill was necessary in order to make sure we got weapons to help the folks in ukraine repel putin's brutal assault and we could revisit, as we are now, the unrwa issue. i am very worried as we speak that republicans have insisted that in the current appropriations bill that we no longer fund unrwa. this would be a huge mistake. amy: i want to turn -- you have independent bernie sanders opposing the bill joined by two democratic senators who broke ranks with the party. jeff merkley, who went with you to the rafah border crossing, and the other vermont senator, peter welch. this is welch. >> i voted against the supplemental for one key reason. i cannot in good conscience support sending billions of additional taxpayer dollars for

the united nations announced to unrwa that israel has denied access to all unrwa judicial personnel to northern gaza, even though it knows that this region is on the verge of collapse. philip lazzarini, head of unrwa , wrote in the x media message: starving people is man-made and in what is happening before our eyes is a disgrace to humanity. on saturday , un secretary general antonio guterres visited the rafah crossing. it is clear, either aid will increase or severe hunger will develop. let's choose an option that is promising and on the right side of history. the executive director of the world peace foundation and the author of the book mass hunger, history and future. the people of gaza are in a state of food emergency and disaster. right now, a significant number of children in gaza are dying of hunger and common diseases. these two issues were placed together like a vicious circle and the children of gaza kill probably thousands of people in gaza have lost their lives because of this. to say that gaza is on the verge of death is not true. the situation in gaza is a danger to hum

the us had been unrwa's largest donor, giving more than $300 million per year.d halt in aid comes as dozens of former us officials have sent president biden an open letter, urging him to take a harder line with israel, to protect palestinian civil rights, according to the reuters news agency. the group, which includes former ambassadors and white house officials, said an israeli military operation against hamas was "necessary and justified", but said in part, "the united states must be willing to take "concrete action, includingrestrictions "on provision of us assistance to israel consistent with us "law and policy". now a special report on the conflict in sudan, which is being described as a "war the world's "forgotten", and within sudan, lies another humanitarian crisis, in the western region of darfur, where the rapid support forces is accused of targeting and killing non—arabs, with reports of hundreds of deaths. the rsf have repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and called for an independent international investigation. the united