The Latest Breaking News from UNRWA

The UN agency that provides aid for Palestinian refugees has become embroiled in allegations some staff were involved in the Hamas attacks on Israel

Gaza’s already rudimentary water network has been obliterated, with 2.2 million residents trying to get by on three litres a day

French president Emmanuel Macron is due in Egypt, after holding talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman. This, as the United Nations says that it will stop releif work in Gaza by the end of the day due to lack of fuel.

Crisis worsening by the hour, says UN agency, with Israel blocking supplies on grounds Hamas would use them

Israel says Gaza can’t have fuel because it has military uses. But the delivery system is tamper-proof, so why refuse?

The World Health Organization is warning of an "imminent public health catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip. The displacement of 1 million people, overcrowding in shelters and a lack of fuel needed to run sewage, waste and water desalination plants have created a perfect storm for the spread of disease.

Health ministry says it is the highest number of deaths in Gaza a 24-hour period since Israeli assault began.

Hamas releases two more hostages on ‘humanitarian and poor health grounds’; Emmanuel Macron visits Israel

Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants

Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.

Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory