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News Articles: Palestinian aid

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday.

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  • Middle East

World Central Kitchen closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies

Israel's ongoing blockade of aid for Gaza forced the humanitarian group to shut its soup kitchens as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave.

May 08, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A Palestinian flag flies outside the International Court of Justice, which opened hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. backs Israel's ban on the U.N.'s Palestinian aid agency at the World Court

The United States told the International Court of Justice Wednesday that Israel must provide aid to Gaza, but the country does not have to work with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.

April 30, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Feb. 16.

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  • Middle East

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies

Amnesty International says Israel has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians in its war with Hamas, by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing aid deliveries.

December 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A teacher leads a class at a school for girls administered but the main U.N. agency for Palestinian aid, UNRWA, in Qalandia refugee camp, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on Nov. 14. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/nx-s1-5205331/israel-palestinians-unrwa-ban-west-bank"target="_blank"   >Click here for the fully story. </a>

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  • Middle East

As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinians stand to lose schools and clinics, not only in Gaza

Israel is severing ties with the main United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians. With the focus largely on Gaza, the move also threatens key services in the occupied West Bank.

December 03, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Palestinians carry their belongings on their way to migrate for safer areas following the Israeli army's warning to evacuate the Dawa Faculty of the Ministry of Endowments in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. urges major changes to Israel's evacuations in Gaza, a leaked memo says

In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.

August 29, 2024
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  • Kat Lonsdorf,
  • Daniel Estrin,
  • and 1 more
Relatives and friends mourn the death of Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, a member of the U.S.-based aid group World Central Kitchen who was killed as Israeli strikes hit its convoy delivering food in Gaza, during his funeral in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.

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  • News

These are the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Three of those killed by an Israeli airstrike were British and the others were Australian, Palestinian, Polish and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.

April 04, 2024
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  • Willem Marx and
  • Rachel Treisman
Open Arms members carry humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at a port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 9.

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  • News

An aid ship is en route to Gaza, in a test of a sea corridor for the war-torn enclave

A humanitarian ship is piloting a new sea route to bring food to Gaza to help avert famine after five months of war and Israeli restrictions on aid.

March 14, 2024
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  • Jane Arraf
Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food donated by a charity before an iftar meal, the breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

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  • Middle East

With aid headed to Gaza, risks remain to getting food to its starving population

An Israeli strike hit a food distribution center, killing a U.N. relief worker — a sign of the heightened dangers and challenges of bringing much-needed aid into Gaza during the war.

March 14, 2024
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  • Fatma Tanis and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Jordanian air force personnel inside a C-130 aircraft after airdropping pallets of aid over Gaza on Thursday.

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  • Middle East

Aboard Jordan's aid airdrop over Gaza, a last resort for relief to Palestinians there

NPR flew along as the Jordanian air force dropped pallets of boxes of much-needed aid attached to parachutes into the Gaza Strip.

March 01, 2024
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  • Jane Arraf
Children play among tents set up for Palestinians seeking refuge on the grounds of an UNRWA center in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 19.

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  • World

4 things to know about UNRWA, Gaza's largest aid organization

For over 70 years, one key U.N. agency has provided relief to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip. As Israel continues to bombard the territory, UNRWA says it's struggling to keep up with demand.

November 13, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
The Israeli flag will be projected onto the Brandenburg Gate on the sidelines of the Festival of Lights as a show of solidarity.

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  • World

European leaders pledge support for Israel, condemn Hamas and halt Palestinian aid

Governments in Europe pledge support for Israel and European Union freezes aid to Palestinians after days of escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.

October 10, 2023
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  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Matthias Schmale, serving as director of operations in Gaza for UNRWA, speaks during a news conference in front of the agency's headquarters in Gaza City, in May.

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  • World

He was the top U.N. official in Gaza. An Israeli TV interview cost him his post

The U.N.'s Matthias Schmale reflects on his time as a leading international aid rep in Gaza. He departed UNRWA this week after offending Palestinians with his remarks on Israeli airstrikes.

November 18, 2021
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  • Daniel Estrin
Faysal Shawa's warehouse was damaged in the 2014 conflict. Shawa and employees maintain no connection to Hamas.

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  • Middle East

Gaza Wants To Rebuild, But Ensuring Funds Don't Go To Hamas Is Slowing The Process

The Gaza Strip needs major reconstruction after the Israeli military hit buildings and infrastructure. Experts say the U.N.-backed process of vetting projects ends up increasing costs and delays.

June 23, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Edna Halup, a staff member at a private nursing home, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, in Ganei Tikva, Israel, on Dec. 22.

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  • World

As Israel Leads In COVID-19 Vaccines Per Capita, Palestinians Still Await Shots

Israel aims to vaccinate 25% of its citizens by end of January but the country has not provided any to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, which are scrambling for shots.

December 31, 2020
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin

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