The United Nations Relief and Works Agency is providing support to 89 bakeries in Gaza to provide bread to 1.7 million people, as the average Palestinian is living on two pieces of bread. Israel's military recently carried out a deadly strike in Gaza City, resulting in at least 15 deaths and dozens of injuries. The UNRWA's efforts come at a time of increased violence and destruction in the region.
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At least dozens of people were killed and injured in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday after Israeli airstrikes targeted a refugee camp near Gaza City. Images obtained by Agence France-Presse showed major damage and destruction at the camp, with videos of wounded people, including children, being brought to a nearby hospital. The United Nations has expressed concern over the airstrikes and the potential evacuation of the Rafah crossing, calling for an immediate end to the violence and for the protection of civilians.
Dozens of people have been killed in airstrikes on the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, where Israel says it targeted Hamas. The Rafah border crossing to Egypt opened on Wednesday, allowing hundreds of foreign passport holders and the wounded to leave the war-torn territory. Four hostages were released by Hamas, but no one else has been allowed to leave the embattled enclave. The international community is calling for an immediate ceasefire and for both sides to come to the negotiating table, but the situation in Gaza remains dire with no end to the violence in sight.
At least 50 people were killed and 150 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday, with the Israeli military claiming to have killed a Hamas commander responsible for a terror attack in October. Desperate civilians scrambled for food as civil order broke down in the aftermath of the airstrike, with the UN calling for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and an independent investigation. The airstrike is the latest in a series of escalating tensions between Israel and Hamas, with the UN warning that further violence could lead to a full-scale conflict in the region.
One year after the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the FBI investigation has not spoken to key witnesses, raising questions about progress. Abu Akleh was a prominent journalist and was fatally shot by an Israeli soldier while reporting in the West Bank. A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists highlights the need for greater accountability and justice for journalists killed in the line of duty.