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UNRWA say two million in Gaza received food assistance

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has made “unparalleled progress” in providing humanitarian aid since the ceasefire in Gaza began last month.

In a statement, the agency revealed it provided food assistance to some two million people and restored health services for nearly 180,000.

“This reflects UNRWA’s commitment to supporting families in Gaza through this unprecedented humanitarian crisis,” Sam Rose, UNRWA acting director of Gaza affairs, said.

Moreover, the UN agency said it distributed vital supplies, including blankets, mattresses and tents, to more than 500,000 people.

“For the first time since the war began, UNRWA has been able to deliver aid and services at scale, reducing the suffering of 2 million people,” Rose added.




GCC condemns Israeli strikes on Syria

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has condemned Israeli attacks on Syria and urged the international community to take “urgent and decisive action” to stop the “blatant violations”.

In a statement, GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi denounced the Israeli military’s air attacks on Tuesday, which targeted Syrian military sites, vehicles, and ammunition depots.

Albudaiwi strongly condemned the attacks, calling them “a flagrant violation of international agreements and laws that threaten regional security and stability”.

He asserted that Israel’s ongoing aggression undermines peace efforts and fuels instability.

 

Israeli drone attack hits southern Lebanon

An Israeli drone air attack hit the town of Deir Qanoun en-Nahr in southern Lebanon, an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent has said.

Earlier, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported that one person was killed and another injured in two Israeli air strikes that hit a car in the city of Hermel, in the east of the country.

In the past weeks, Israel has been striking areas in south and east Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah that came into force in late November.

The attacks have been less frequent compared with more than a year of cross-border hostilities, including two months of an all-out war, but recently they have been recurring more often.



Iran says Israeli threats of military force are ‘outrageous’

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has slammed Israeli threats as “outrageous” after Israel’s foreign minister warned a “military option” might be needed to halt Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

In an interview with Politico, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Iran had enriched enough uranium to build a “couple of bombs” and that time was running out.

“I think that in order to stop a nuclear Iranian program before it will be weaponized, a reliable military option should be on the table,” he said in the article published on Wednesday.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the remarks as “outrageous and irrational”.

“The Israeli regime’s FM and other officials keep threatening Iran with military action while the West continues to blame Iran for its defence capability,” he said in a post on X.

Baqaei added that in a “region scourged by an occupying entity,” referring to Israel, “it is only responsible and essential to maximise our defence capabilities”.