Alert: Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

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Alert 1 June 2025

Lifting of Israeli blockade 'the only way to avert mass starvation' in Gaza: UNRWA chief Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid "mass starvation". Read more

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