By Joseph A. Klein, CFP United Nations Columnist ——Bio and Archives--August 27, 2024

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The United Nations announced on August 26th that it had decided to temporarily halt its main humanitarian operations in Gaza. The exception is the continued provision by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) of health services and limited food supplies at its various locations in Gaza.

A senior United Nations official placed the blame for the temporary halt to the UN’s central humanitarian operations in Gaza on the Israeli Defense Forces’ frequent evacuation orders, including its most recent evacuation order issued on Sunday August 25th. During a background briefing for UN correspondents on August 26th by the senior UN official, who spoke on the condition that he remain........

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