Extending the ceasefire depends on even more negotiations meant to begin soon and eventually tackling the tough issue of how Gaza will be governed, with Israel still demanding the elimination of Hamas. Hanging over those talks is the possibility Israel could resume its campaign to destroy the group — even as dozens of hostages remain in its hands.
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has made aid shipments into Gaza possible. But Israel will soon ban UNRWA, the UN agency that coordinates most of them. Experts say the ban could also have international legal ramifications.
The ban is set to go into effect next week, as aid groups are scrambling to alleviate Israel’s humanitarian catastrophe.
According to Danon, UNRWA is not the most active non-governmental organization in Gaza's humanitarian relief efforts with the group contributing to 12-15% of humanitarian activities. Israel offered to find alternative NGOs that it was willing to work with,
Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will soon go into effect, crippling UNRWA’s ability to work in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Israel's proposals to ban UNRWA have drawn widespread condemnation and warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations and Israel are arguing over who must fill the gap if U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA stops working in the Gaza Strip and West Bank later this month when an Israeli law comes into force. UNRWA still ...
Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday, over 2,500 aid trucks have entered Gaza to provide much-needed humanitarian relief.