Israel's US-Backed Gaza Aid Plan May Lead to Second Nakba, UN Agency Chief Warns

Palestinian historian who has dedicated his life to documenting the forced displacement of Palestinians, who suffered in the first person, maintains that it is more urgent than ever that the "right to return" be exercised.

Israel's US-backed Gaza aid plan may lead to second Nakba, UN agency chief warns

Philippe Lazzarini rejects the new aid distribution plan that seeks to replace the UN's humanitarian work in the enclave

UNRWA: Israel’s Aid Plan in Gaza Designed More for Military Objectives Than Humanitarian Concerns

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), affirmed that the aid plan proposed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza will not succeed. Lazzarini stated in a post on the platform “X”: “I do not believe such a model will succeed, and it appears this model was designed to support a military objective rather than genuine humanitarian concern.” He added that it is not possible fo…

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned in an interview with Middle East Eye that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to completely occupy Gaza, combined with a new plan to distribute aid from Israel and the US to the enclave, appears to be a prelude to a second Nakba. Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s commissioner-general, also criticized Israel for sending a small convoy of trucks carrying vital supplies to the…