Israel to cease all contact with UNRWA Palestinian aid agency

Palestinians displaced by Israel's order into southern Gaza during the war wait to be allowed to return to northern Gaza amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, central Gaza Strip, January 26, 2025.

Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency and any other body acting on UNRWA's behalf, Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon said on Tuesday. UNRWA estimates that it has provided 60 percent of the food aid reaching Gaza since the start of the war in October 2023. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

(With AFP, AP and Reuters)


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