UN agencies plead for unimpeded Gaza aid

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United Nations agencies called on our knees on Tuesday for aid to be allowed unimpeded into Gaza, saying more than 20 times current deliveries were needed to support its Palestinian population after two weeks of Israeli air strikes...

Fuel, which has not been sent to the Gaza Strip along with the humanitarian aid, was crucial, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said. without fuel, the generators cannot produce electricity for hospitals, for bakeries and for the water desalination plant, UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai said...

The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in West Asia as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families if needed, officials said..

The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in West Asia as concerns mount about attacks, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families, officials said..

Israeli President Isaac Herzog says his country is not looking to wage war with Hezbollah militants on its northern border, but is focused instead on battling Hamas in the Gaza Strip..

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