Amid UNWRA funding crisis, desperate Gazans scour trucks for food

As the UN chief prepares to meet representatives from countries who donate to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) late on Tuesday following allegations of collusion with Hamas, the UN health agency, WHO, reiterated that now was not the time to abandon the people of Gaza.

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Amid UNWRA funding crisis, desperate Gazans scour trucks for food

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