*Note that this event has been postponed until Thursday, Feb. 29
After three months of attacks and occupation by the Israeli Defence Force, Gaza “has become a place of death and despair.” The invasion was a response to the brutal massacre of Israelis by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Today, nearly 27,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than two million people are experiencing acute and sustained humanitarian stress. Hospitals are overwhelmed, infectious diseases are spreading, there is mounting risk of famine, and daily life is filled with extreme danger, fear and trauma.
Humanitarian agencies are struggling to provide relief. The situation has been greatly complicated by allegations that several staff working for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) participated in the Hamas attack on Israel. In light of these allegations, a number of countries have suspended financial support to UNRWA.
Panelists will be announced soon.
This is the third installment in a series of webinars addressing various aspects of the Israel/Palestine war, co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).
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Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.