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Correction: Mideast Wars-Gaza Aid story • May 13, 2025, 4:06 AM ET (AP)
Aid group closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies • May 8, 2025, 2:00 PM ET (AP)
Israel plans to seize Gaza under a new plan, officials say • May 5, 2025, 4:33 PM ET (AP)
UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment' • May 1, 2025, 12:32 PM ET (AP)
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 12 overnight in Gaza, including kids • Apr. 30, 2025, 5:32 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs • OCHA • Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
Date 1972 - present
Related People Valerie Amos

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