New fears over Gaza's worsening humanita...

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High level talks between Israel and Hamas are underway in Egypt, as Jewish communities around the world mark the second anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas. 

A man is in custody in Sydney after an alleged two hour shooting spree from an apartment, and in WA, police collect 100 weapons from self-proclaimed sovereign citizens. 

On 11/28/24, despite warnings by the international community against such a step, Israel’s Knesset voted overwhelmingly to adopt two laws that effectively ban the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency that has served the needs of Palestinian refugees since 194 ... Show More

António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, said that humanitarian efforts in Gaza were being “strangled” 

As Israel says its troops have entered Gaza City, the humanitarian crisis is stark. Bakeries in North Gaza are closed, according to the UN, and hospitals are nearly out of fuel, says the Palestinian Red Crescent. The UN Secretary-General today called for an unconditional release ... Show More

Israel’s parliament voted to ban UNRWA, the UN’s aid agency for Palestinians, from operating inside the country, alleging that Hamas militants have infiltrated its staff. 

In Gaza, children are dying while waiting for medical evacuation, UNICEF revealsSudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to spiral as aid is blockedAttacks continue against UN peacekeepers on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel 

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “Six-hundred days on, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is at its darkest point yet,” reads the latest statement by the UN’s Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 

As peace talks drag on, the crisis in Gaza gets worse and worse. It's now two weeks since Israel shut off electricity, food, fuel and medical supplies, in a bid to pressure Hamas to accept an extension of the preliminary ceasefire. Gavin Kelleher is the humanitarian access manage ... Show More

A US military veteran who worked for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has told the BBC he's never seen such brutality as that shown by Israeli soldiers and American contractors against starving civilians.And Israel's ambassador to France tells Newshour a French decision to recogn ... Show More

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode. At least 600,000 Gazans are still in Gaza City ... Show More