Podcast appearances and mentions of juliette touma

Juliette Touma, Spokesperson for the United Nations Agency for Palestininan Refugees (UNWRA) discusses the report that more than forty people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.

Israel says it will start allowing some aid to flow back into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade. UNRWA's Juliette Touma joins us. Then, researchers have come up with a device to take the guesswork out of a common breastfeeding challenge: figuring out how much your baby is actually drinking in real time. Dr. Jennifer Wicks tells us more. And, "Crazy Rich Asians" author Kevin Kwan talks about his novel "Lies and Weddings." The book centers around the family of an English earl and a former Hong Kong supermodel whose fortunes appear to depend on their son marrying money.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications at the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), discusses Israel's statement that it will lift a blockade on aid supplies.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, discusses the impact of the continuing Israeli blockade of aid to Gaza

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayotupeleka katika mkoa wa Mwanza kaskazini magharibi mwa Tanzania ambapo vijana wameshika hatamu kuboresha mustakabali wao. Pia tunakuletea muhtasari wa habari  na mashinani tunasalia hapa makao makuu.Ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Kudumisha Amani nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo DRC, MONUSCO, umeikaribisha kusainiwa kwa “Azimio la Kanuni” tarehe 25 Aprili 2025 mjini Washington, D.C chini ya usimamizi wa Wizara ya mambo ya nje ya Marekani, kati ya serikali za DRC na Rwanda kwa lengo la kulinda rai ana kutekeleza azimio la Baraza la Usalama namba 2773 (2025).Mkurugenzi wa Mawasiliano wa Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la msaada kwa wakimbizi wa Kipalestina UNRWA, Juliette Touma, akizungumza na waandishi wa habri mjini Geneva kwa njia ya video kutoka mji mkuu wa Jordan, Amman, wakati  kuzingirwa kwa Ukanda wa Gaza kukikaribia kuingia mwezi wa pili amesema “Mzingiro wa Gaza ni muuaji wa kimya muuaji wa watoto, wazee, na watu walioko katika mazingira magumu zaidi. Mzingiro huu unamaanisha kwamba familia nzima, watu saba au wanane wanalazimika kushirikiana kopo moja la maharagwe au njegere”.Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Chakula na Kilimo, FAO limezitaka nchi za Kaskazini Magharibi mwa Afrika kuongeza ufuatiliaji na kuchukua hatua za mapema kudhibiti makundi ya nzige wa jangwani. Hii ni baada ya nzige wakubwa na makundi madogo kutoka ukanda wa Sahel kuhamia maeneo ya kusini mwa Sahara, hasa katikati ya Algeria, magharibi mwa Libya, na kusini mwa Tunisia tangu Februari hadi Machi mwaka huu.Na katika mashinani fursa ni yake Maruping Onkemetse Mkurugenzi na Mwanzilishi wa Kituo cha Msaada wa Familia, shirika linaloongozwa na wanawake wa asili  katika Wilaya ya Gantsi, kijiji cha Chobokwane nchini Botswana anayeshiriki mkutano unaoendelea hapa Makao Makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa wa Jukwaa la Watu wa Asili akizungumzia alichojifunza hadi sasa.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!  

A new law went into effect yesterday, preventing UNRWA from operating in Israel and Palestinian territories. This move is expected to leave tens of thousands of residents in occupied West and East Jerusalem without access to education, healthcare and other essential services. We speak to Juliette Touma, UNRWA Communications Director.

An American Airlines flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in mid-air on Wednesday, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. Retired pilot Richard Levy explains what might have gone wrong. And, Israel's order to cease UNRWA operations on Israeli soil takes effect Thursday. The ban effectively cuts off the UN agency from delivering aid to Gaza. UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma explains what the ban means for Palestinians who depend on the organization. Then, Dave Sheffield has been dumpster diving for 15 years. Here & Now's Chris Bentley reports on how he and his wife — who he met through dumpster diving — reuse and upcycle their finds.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications at UNRWA, discusses the Israel-Hamas ceasefire which has entered a third day.

In a matter of days, UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees may be forced to end its crucial, life-saving operations in Gaza and The West Bank.Legislation passed by the Israeli Government, due to come into effect at the end of the month, would make it impossible for UNRWA to continue operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.Juliette Touma, the UNRWA Director of Communications, told Conor Lennon from UN News that despite the threat hanging over the agency, her colleagues on the ground remain dedicated to providing essential services in both Gaza and the West Bank.

Edmund Heaphy, Deputy Foreign Editor, and Juliette Touma from the UN Aid Agency UNRWA.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, discusses what the new peace deal means for the people of Gaza and the future of UNWRA

On this episode of On the Nose—a recording of an online event for Jewish Currents members, co-sponsored by the Beinart Notebook—editor-at-large Peter Beinart speaks with Mahmoud Muna, Matthew Teller, and Juliette Touma, three of the editors of the new anthology Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture. This volume includes nearly 100 stories from people in Gaza, recorded both before and amidst Israel's ongoing assault. In this conversation, the editors discuss the collection and the process of compiling it, and read some of the powerful testimonies it contains.Thanks to Daniel Kaufman and Jesse Brenneman for producing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).Texts Mentioned and Further Reading:Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture, ed. Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia“Letter from Gaza” by Ghassan Kanafani, Marxists Internet Archive“The Only Refuge I Could Offer” by Anonymous, Jewish Currents“Exile from Gaza” by Zak Hania, Safa Al-Majdalawi, Amal Al-Majdalawi, and Mohammed Ghalayni (as told to Jonathan Shamir), Jewish Currents“The Scenes in Rafah Are Straight From a Nightmare” by Zak Hania, Ahmed Totah, and Sameera Wafi (as told to Jonathan Shamir), Jewish Currents“Even as We Are Trying to Help, We Are Being Attacked” by Jameel, Juliette Touma, and Mohammed Al Khatib (as told to Jonathan Shamir and Aparna Gopalan), Jewish Currents“We Have Lost the Ability to Provide True Care” by Hammam Alloh, Yousef Al-Akkad, and Reda Abu Assi (as told to Maya Rosen), Jewish Currents“Dispatches from Gaza” by Mohammed Zraiy, Khalil Abuy Yahia, and Rania Hussein (as told to Alain Alameddine, Maya Rosen, and Julia), Jewish Currents

Juliette Touma, Director of Commuunications with the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA), discusses the latest from Gaza.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA's Director of Communications, joins the programme following Israel's order to close and evacuate one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in a besieged area in northern Gaza.

Juliette Touma, Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller discuss their new book Daybreak in Gaza with Clint Borgen. Jayyab Abusafia is also coauthor of Daybreak in Gaza but wasn't able to attend this interview. Book Description:"This was Gaza. A place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry. A place now pulverised and devastated, its entire population displaced by a seemingly endless onslaught. Today, as its heritage is being destroyed, Gaza's survivors preserve their culture through literature, music, stories and memories. Daybreak in Gaza is a record of that heritage, revealing an extraordinary place and people. Vignettes of artists, acrobats, doctors, students, shopkeepers and teachers across the generations offer stories of love, life, loss and survival. They display the wealth of Gaza's cultural landscape and the breadth of its history. This remarkable book humanises the people dismissed as mere statistics and portrays lives full of joy and meaning. Daybreak in Gaza stands as a mark of resistance to the destruction, and as a testament to the people of Gaza."Purchase Daybreak in GazaEmail Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.borgenproject.org

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, discusses legislation passed by Israel banning UNRWA from working in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Send us a textOn Inside Geneva this week we talk to the people behind a new book about life in Gaza, told through the words of those who live there. “People are actually travelling in the middle of a war, in the middle of Gaza at midnight – the peak of the risk, if you like – to get somewhere where they can get a better internet so they can actually talk to us,” says Mahmoud Muna, editor of Daybreak in Gaza. This book, edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia, is about history, culture, food, music and life. “It's not a football game. This is about our humanity and it's about being able to sympathise with people wherever they are. This is not about taking sides. It's about whether we're human or not,” says Touma. “This book does not give voice to the voiceless. The people of Gaza, like people everywhere, have voices. The point of this book is not to give a voice; the point of this book is to amplify the voices of the people who are not being listened to,” continues Teller. In this episode, we also ask why human rights groups are uneasy about the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan. “Dozens have been arrested in the months leading up to COP29, including 16 journalists, other society activists, and NGO leaders. There is still time for Azerbaijan to set the record straight, and they should release them. The UN should engage with Azerbaijan to ensure that it does so,” says Giorgi Gogia from Human Rights Watch. Tales from life in Gaza, climate change, and human rights. Catch this and more in the latest episode of our Inside Geneva podcast.Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/Host: Imogen FoulkesProduction assitant: Claire-Marie GermainDistribution: Sara PasinoMarketing: Xin Zhang

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, on the impact of continued bombing on the people living in Northern Gaza.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred will face off in a debate Tuesday night. KUT's Blaise Gainey tells us about the close Senate race. Then, how much do polls matter to the election? NPR's Domenico Montanaro discusses what people should look for in polling. And, aid trucks have made it into North Gaza after a customs dispute led to Israel blocking entry for relief agencies. UNWRA's Juliette Touma joins us. Plus, French singer Yseult stole the show at this year's Olympics closing ceremony when she sang "My Way" by Frank Sinatra. Now, she's out with a brand new album called "Mental." She joins us to talk about it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Today marks one year since the most recent escalation of violence and aggression against Gaza, and the genocide that has unfolded before us. This episode was recorded prior to recent bombardments of Lebanon. On this week's episode, I'm speaking to Mahmoud Muna, who's taking part in this conversation from his bookshop in Jerusalem. Mahmoud Muna, along with co-editor Matthew Teller and with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia have worked on a stunning and heartbreaking book called Daybreak in Gaza. Daybreak in Gaza is a collection of almost 50 accounts, essays, interviews and diary entry from Palestinians, mainly in Gaza. They share their experiences of life in Gaza over the last year amid genocide, bombardments, raids and immense loss of life. What permeates through the pages of this book is not only courage, but hope, in essence, the day-break in Gaza.  Mahmoud Muna, born in Jerusalem and raised in a refugee camp (Shu'fat), is a notable Palestinian figure known as the bookseller of Jerusalem. He runs his family's two renowned bookshops: The Educational Bookshop and the Bookshop at the American Colony Hotel. Muna is a computer science graduate and a trained communicator who has become an influential voice in Palestinian cultural and literary circles. His work extends to writing for local and international cultural magazines and newspapers, and he is deeply involved in various cultural initiatives.Order Daybreak in Gaza here: https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/daybreak-in-gaza/---If you find my podcast helpful, inspiring or thoughtful, please do consider supporting me so I can put out great episodes like this. You can buy me a coffee (or anything really) here:https://ko-fi.com/readwithsamiaSupport the show

We speak to UNWRA's communications director, Juliette Touma

Juliette Touma, UNRWA's Director of Communications, discusses the difficult work the organization is facing to deliver aid in Gaza, while Israel continues to thwart all its humanitarian efforts. Jess & Jamal discuss the implications to the region due to Israel's assassination of Hezbollah's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon.

This is interview with Yousef Khoury, a Christian Palestinian theologian originally from Gaza, currently living in Bethlehem, was conducted in April 2024. The content of this interview was used for the book: "Daybreak in Gaza, stories of Palestinian lives and culture". In this interview Yousef shares with us his memories of Gaza before the destruction that happened since 7 October 2023.The book was edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller, with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia. Published by Saqi Books (London). Profits from sales are being donated to the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. The book includes writing and images from almost 100 contributors, bringing together stories, essays, war diaries, memoirs, poems and artworks by all sorts of people from Gaza or connected to Gaza - writers and artists, but also shopkeepers, farmers, teachers, medics, office workers, and more.You can order “Daybreak in Gaza” at your local bookshop in any country, or from Amazon and other online bookstores - but there are two extra-special ways to order:1- Direct from the publisher at https://saqibooks.com/ - they will ship worldwide, and buying from the publisher maximizes the amount going to charity. (Also, Saqi have been publishing books about Palestine and the wider Middle East for decades, and have a fantastic list of fiction and non-fiction titles that is well worth exploring).2- Or you can choose to support the Palestinian economy directly by ordering from EducationalBookshop.com - This is a Palestinian-owned and Palestinian-run bookshop in the eastern part of Jerusalem run by the co-author of DAYBREAK IN GAZA, Mahmoud Muna and his family for many years. They will ship worldwide.This October and November, the book's editors Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller will be speaking about Gaza, and Palestine, in London and cities around the UK, with events planned in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and elsewhere. Keep an eye on SaqiBooks.com and Matthew's website matthewteller.com, where tour updates will be posted. The launch event is scheduled for Thursday 3rd October, at the famous Stanfords bookshop in London.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications, UNRWA and Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Middle East Correspondent

The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has confirmed the bombing of one of its school in Gaza just hours ago - the school was also used as a primary health care centre and pharmacy. Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, joins the programme.

As new casualty figures are released by the Gaza health ministry , The Israeli military has issued new evacuation orders today for an area in northern Gaza that was heavily bombed at the start of the war. Sarah speaks to Juliette Touma, communications director with UNRWA, about the news.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, reacts to the latest Israeli strikes in Gaza.

We get the latest from Juliette Touma, Director of Communications at UNRWA - the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees.

For the first time, relatives of Israeli hostages called for Netanyahu to step down during demonstrations on Sunday.Middle East reporter Gareth Browne and Juliette Touma, Communications Director with UNRWA discuss the latest developments

For the first time, relatives of Israeli hostages called for Netanyahu to step down during demonstrations on Sunday. Middle East reporter Gareth Browne and Juliette Touma, Communications Director with UNRWA discuss the latest developments

Juliette Touma from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians, and Associate Fellow of the International Security Programme at Chatham House, Nomi Bari Yaacov

Unrwa head Philippe Lazzarini said on social media “This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct life-saving assistance during a man-made famine. These restrictions must be lifted,” For reaction to this Unrwa spokeswoman, Juliette Touma.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), discusses the latest efforts to get humanitarian aid delivered in Gaza.

Patrick Bury, Defence and security expert at the University of Bath, former NATO analyst and army officer and Juliette Touma, Director of Communications, UNRWA

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, has the latest on the humanitarian situation in Gaza amid warnings of starvation in the embattled enclave.

The European Commission is to proceed with the payment of fifty million in aid funding to UNWRA- the Palestinian relief agency. For reaction to this announcement and for the latest on the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza UNWRA's chief spokesperson, Juliette Touma.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, discusses the bid to get donors who have suspended funding back on board.

CBS's Camilo Montoya-Galvez and the Washington Post's Arelis Hernandez talk about what lawmakers are proposing to do to stop a huge wave of immigration and how people at the southern border feel about those measures. And, Juliette Touma, director of communications for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, joins us to discuss what the pause in funding by the U.S. and other nations means for Palestinians in Gaza and the allegations against 12 of the agency's employees accused of participating in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Then, the use of artificial intelligence technology in schools is on the rise. Chalkbeat's Michael Elsen-Rooney explains how teachers are utilizing this technology in classrooms. And two high school seniors share their thoughts on AI helping them understand assignments.

UNRWA's Director of Communications, Juliette Touma.

We've spoke to Director of Communications at the UN agency who provide assistance for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, Juliette Touma.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for the UNRWA (UN Agency for Palestine Refugees).

We speak to Juliette Touma, Director of Communications at UNRWA - the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, has the latest on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The UN is warning of an "even more hellish scenario" in Gaza as Israeli forces ramp up their offensive following last week's ceasefire. The Israeli Defence Force says that for every one Hamas fighter they kill, two civilians are also killed, however they say this is a 'tremendously positive' ratio given combat challenges. A 90-minute long "local tactical pause" was enforced overnight near the Rafah border crossing with Egypt to allow further aid into the enclave. But the World Health Organisation says the situation in Southern Gaza is deteriorating by the hour. UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, discusses the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Ben and Tommy discuss the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and how the US and Qatar helped broker it, Qatar's unique role in international diplomacy, the debate over conditioning US aid to Israel, what we know about the Palestinians being released from Israeli prisons, and Elon Musk's cynical trip to Israel. Then they cover right-wing populist election victories in the Netherlands and Argentina, reports that the US thwarted an attack on a Sikh separatist on American soil, leaked documents exposing the UAE's plans to use COP28 to sell more oil and gas, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's run-in with a whale. Then Ben talks to Juliette Touma, Communications Director for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, about humanitarian efforts in Gaza and what she witnessed on her recent visit there. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Juliette Touma, director of communications for the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency, talks about what is going on inside Gaza as the temporary ceasefire continues between Israel and Hamas. And, college campuses across America are reeling from heightened tensions, protests and polarizing views in light of the Israel-Hamas war. CEO of PEN America Suzanne Nossel explains the discord that's playing out on university campuses and how higher academia can address and resolve concerns over free speech on their campuses. Then, scientists, including those at NASA, are interested in studying UFOs. But there's a big challenge; it's difficult to collect the data to draw scientific conclusions. Alan Tu of WHYY's The Pulse reports.

On this episode of Frankly Speaking, we hear from Juliette Touma, the Director of Communications at UNRWA, to ask about the impact of the fuel blockade on their operations, whether Israel has any justification for targeting a civilian hospital, and how aid agencies are grappling with the staggering loss of 103 colleagues in what has become their deadliest conflict to date.

More than 800,000 people have fled to UN emergency shelters in central and southern Gaza, Juliette Touma of the UNRWA told Conflict Zone, adding that number exceeded her agency's "worst case scenarios." Touma says the coming winter will exacerbate already desperate circumstances in Gaza. Her agency, which cares for Palestinian refugees, has had more than 100 staff members killed in the conflict.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA's Director of Communications

We bring you a special edition of Middle East Matters, one month after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On October 7, 1,400 people were killed in the unprecedented Hamas attacks; the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. A month on, Israelis are still reeling, none more so than the families of hostages still held in Gaza, as our team on the ground reports. Meanwhile, amid intensifying Israeli bombardments on Gaza, the UN says the enclave is becoming a "graveyard for children". At least 10,000 Palestinians have been killed there, including more than 4,000 infants. For more on the dire humanitarian situation, we speak to Juliette Touma from UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

UN agency UNRWA reveals that 63 of their colleagues have been killed in Gaza since October 7th. The agency has said that the continuous suffering unfolding each day must stop now.. UNRWA's Director of Communications, Juliette Touma.

Spokesperson for UNRWA, Juliette Touma.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications, says that the aid operation will soon stop if fuel is not let in to Gaza.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency & Kim Sengupta, World Affairs Editor with the London Independent

Three thousand Palestinians have been killed and at least 600,000 people have fled the northern Gaza Strip heading south after Israeli military warnings. Despite the exodus south Israeli air forces are striking Southern Gaza saying they are targeting Hamas positions. Israel has blocked supplies of food, water, fuel, and electricity since the deadly Hamas attacks on 7 October. A spokesman for the Gaza ministry of health says in another update that because of power cuts and a scarcity of fuel, hospitals in the territory have "entered a stage of virtual collapse". Israeli troops are still stationed around Gaza's border ahead of a planned ground invasion. US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to hear about its plans for a ground attack in Gaza. Juliette Touma is the communications director at the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency for Gaza. Touma spoke to Corin Dann.

Press briefing by Daniel Peter Endres, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-​General Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim, on the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan.The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Afghanistan, Daniel Endres, told reporters that according to initial assessments, some 1,500 deaths and about 2,000 injuries were registered, in addition, about 43,000 people have been directly impacted by the earthquakes in the country.Juliette Touma, who is the Spokesperson for UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East). She will be briefing you from Amman on the latest developments in Gaza and everything that UNRWA is trying to do.#inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobookshttps://depictions.media/

The International Committee of the Red Cross says with the supplies available in the Gaza Strip, it will not be able to support the civilian population for very long. Two-point-two million people, half of them children, are under siege in Gaza as Israel takes revenge for a rampage through its southern towns by the militant group Hamas, which left 1,300 Israelis dead. The death toll on the Palestinian side is now reported to exceed that. Among the dead are at least sixteen humanitarian workers from the UN and Red Cross. Humanitarian agencies are calling on Israel to allow supplies of food, fuel, water and medicine into the strip, as a matter of urgency. But Israel says there will be no exceptions to the siege until the scores of hostages taken by Hamas are freed. United Nations Refugee and Works Agency for Gaza director of communications Juliette Touma spoke to Corin Dann.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with UNRWA, discusses growing concerns for Palestinian civilians and humanitarian aid supplies in Gaza.

U.N aid agencies say they're alarmed at the scale of Israel's military operation in Jenin Refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, which is continuing for a second day. The U.N. Security Council will meet behind closed-doors on Friday to discuss the Middle East, following Israel's biggest WestBank military operation in years.  The raids left ten Palestinians dead and about 100 more injured, with 20 in critical condition, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to spokesperson for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Juliette Touma.

The United Nations warns that more Syrian children are in need than at any time since a devastating civil war erupted over a decade ago, but funding for them is dwindling. UNICEF spokesperson Juliette Touma says a total of 9.3 million Syrian children are in need of aid both inside the country and in the wider region where they have fled. UNICEF's Middle East chief, Adele Khodr, says Children's needs, both inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, are growing.