United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that the organisation's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism and donor pullout after 12 staffers were accused by Israel in late January of involvement with Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel. Fears over conditions throughout Gaza are mounting as more than a million displaced Palestinians are trapped in Rafah, where Israel is intensifying its bombardment in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that the organisation's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism and donor pullout after 12 staffers were accused by Israel in late January of involvement with Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel. Fears over conditions throughout Gaza are mounting as more than a million displaced Palestinians are trapped in Rafah, where Israel is intensifying its bombardment in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.