Gaza, Israel and aid
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International media outlets reported that at least 73 people were killed by Israeli fire while they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, citing the Hamas-affiliated Health Ministry. IDF soldiers fired warning shots to remove an immediate threat to thousands of Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip,
Public broadcaster reports that Israel coordinated delivery to the Druze-majority province with the US; monitor says death toll in sectarian clashes has surpassed 1,100
The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern on Friday about the impact of hostilities in Syria's southern city of Sweida on its aid operations, and urged all sides to allow more humanitarian access.
The latest order means that 87.8% of Gaza's area is now under displacement orders or within Israeli militarised zones.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNOver 11 mn refugees risk losing aid because of funding cuts: UNMassive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday. Dramatic aid cuts by the United States and other countries have left UNHCR and other aid organisations facing gaping shortfalls.
Up to 11.6 million refugees are in danger of losing access to humanitarian assistance due to cuts in foreign aid by donor nations, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Thirty Palestinians were killed and 60 others were injured by Israeli military action while waiting for aid in the north of the Gaza Strip, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Sunday.
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Al Jazeera on MSNUN refugee agency warns funding cuts may leave 11 million without aidCrisis compounded after United States, which provided 40 percent of UNHCR funding last year, slashed its contribution.
The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution system faces opposition from Hamas and criticism from the U.N. and NGOs despite delivering millions of meals to Gazans.
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The Christian Post on MSNUN among biggest barriers to getting aid past Hamas, Johnnie Moore saysAn American Evangelical leader who heads an organization that provides aid to people in war-torn Gaza condemned the United Nations for attempting to undermine its efforts by spreading talking points