The Latest Breaking News from UNRWA

Rania Sakallah’s family had a four-bedroom home in Gaza City, filled with love. Now their next meal is uncertain.

On Day 82 of the Israel-Hamas war, Israel said Iran-backed Hezbollah was risking the region's stability due to its indiscriminate attacks targeting Israeli civilians. Over in Iran, the IRGC reportedly said the Oct. 7 massacre was in retaliation for the 2020 assassination of a top Iranian military leader by U.S.…

The Netherlands’ former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert has been appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza, where there are more than 2 million desperate civilians in need of food, water and medicine

Public health experts say conditions in war-torn Gaza are ripe for the spread of infectious disease. Health workers are struggling to spot and contain outbreaks, even as the health system teeters.

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WHO chief says the enclave’s infrastructure is being destroyed as UN agency warns of soaring healthcare needs.

Issam Al Mughrabi, his wife and children killed along with more than 70 of his family members, the UN says.

Spokesperson says attack on the Maghazi camp in central Gaza is a ‘massacre’ and warns that death toll is likely to rise further

White House says the two leaders discussed Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its ‘objectives and phasing’.

Palestinians wept and prayed for their dead on Saturday after fresh Israeli strikes followed a UN Security Council resolution that demanded more aid be allowed into Gaza but did not call for an immediate halt to fighting.

Hani Almadhouni works in the US to support the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The bad news keeps coming from home in Gaza