Kafa lives with long-standing chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, a thyroid disorder and joint pain. But with tight Israeli restrictions on medicine entering Gaza, she’s been forced to ration her own care. Just over half of Gaza’s medicines are out of stock. Of 622 essential items, 312 were unavailable as of March 2026.
Officials say Israel’s attacks on humanitarian aid workers aim to block essential aid from reaching Palestinians, as Israel continues to impose a blockade on Gaza seven months into the so-called “ceasefire.”
Swedish Akelius Foundation says it plans schools and 100,000 daily meals in Gaza while warning Israeli forces may restrict access or target staff and children
White House insists that aid must get to Gaza per the ceasefire but its ambassador is clinging to Israeli falsehoods about the only agency that can deliver it.
Will Rafah crossing open to empty Gaza?; headlines on Iran; UNRWA without protections; settlers act as “vigilante militias” in West Bank; apartheid in the open; more arms to Israel with less Congressional oversight; the US occupation of Gaza
UNRWA’s ability to respond is constrained by a severe funding crisis. Several major donors froze or reduced contributions in 2024, leaving the agency scrambling to maintain even its most basic services. Education, which accounts for a sizable portion of UNRWA’s mandate, has been hit especially hard.
The Israeli government has practically paralyzed the agency dedicated to Palestinian refugees, and sanctions have caused extensive budget cuts. But UNRWA is still the most important humanitarian organization operating in Gaza. In an interview with Haaretz, its heads tell their side of the story
11 killed in Gaza, 3 of them journalists; refeeding syndrome; Gaza Board of Peace; threat against UNRWA employees; Israeli sector suffers from boycott; even more guns in settlers’ hands; more
Israel’s destruction of refugee camps in Jenin and Tulkarm is severing families from their homes, emptying communities, and accelerating Palestinian erasure. Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people has never been confined to Gaza alone.
Israeli news: Israel has pushed responsibility for Gaza’s civilians onto international aid groups, then smeared, restricted, and ultimately barred many of them – because they witnessed to the truth.