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Jack Lew, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said that a humanitarian group’s report on famine conditions in northern Gaza was “outdated and inaccurate” because its population figures were incorrect. The group now says it is reviewing its assessment, and will release an update next month.

General Assembly resolution is seen as a response to Jerusalem banning UNRWA; ambassador to UN writes letter to Security Council assuring agency can be replaced

The US was one of only 12 states to vote against the resolution aimed at affirming Palestinian refugees’ rights.

UN agencies are reportedly offering themselves as replacements to scandal hit UNRWA that's been riddled with accusations of terrorism since the Hamas terror massacre in southern Israel.

The U.N. General Assembly voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to support two non-binding resolutions, one that demands that Israel end its war against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip and the other allowing the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to continue to operate in the Jewish state.

The U.N. General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday for an advisory opinion on Israel's responsibilities as an

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Iranian envoy Amir Saeid Iravani argued that the admission legitimised Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1, which had sent millions of Israelis into shelters as approximately 200 missiles targeted the country.

Out of 96 such humanitarian movements planned for the first half of December, just 16 were facilitated by the Israeli authorities,' says spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı

The UN General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on Israel’s humanitarian obligations in Gaza. A legal opinion should clarify the extent to which Israel must accept aid from the United Nations and international groups.

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on Israel's obligations to facilitate aid to Palestinians that is delivered by states and international groups including the U.

Iran on Tuesday denounced what it termed Israel's "brazen admission" of having killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, a