State department says Hamas has changed their demands, but that the US will keep pushing for an agreement
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Rights groups have flagged numerous incidents of civilian harm during Israel’s war on Gaza, as well as raising the alarm about rising violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinian health ministry records show Israeli forces or settlers have killed at least 460 Palestinians since the Hamas attack on 7 October.
The state department in its 2023 human rights report about Israel said the war has had “a significant negative impact” on the human rights situation in Israel, and cited allegations of numerous incidents such as arbitrary or unlawful killings, enforced disappearance, torture and unjustified arrests of journalists among others.
We were very clear from the word go that you could not replace or undermine Unwra’s role in terms of giving vital aid, teaching, education.
Half a million children in Gaza have been without education, and the only credible organisation that can deliver education is Unrwa.
Continue reading…State department says Hamas has changed their demands, but that the US will keep pushing for an agreementSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageRights groups have flagged numerous incidents of civilian harm during Israel’s war on Gaza, as well as raising the alarm about rising violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinian health ministry records show Israeli forces or settlers have killed at least 460 Palestinians since the Hamas attack on 7 October.The state department in its 2023 human rights report about Israel said the war has had “a significant negative impact” on the human rights situation in Israel, and cited allegations of numerous incidents such as arbitrary or unlawful killings, enforced disappearance, torture and unjustified arrests of journalists among others.We were very clear from the word go that you could not replace or undermine Unwra’s role in terms of giving vital aid, teaching, education.Half a million children in Gaza have been without education, and the only credible organisation that can deliver education is Unrwa. Continue reading…