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Trump ended U.S. funds for UNRWA. Israel banned it. The human costs will be astronomical

JL;DR SUMMARY The Trump administration's cessation of U.S. funding for UNRWA and Israel's ban on the agency's operations in Gaza are expected to significantly exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the region. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaTrump AdministrationIsraeli PolicyHuman RightsHumanitarian AidInternational LawMiddle East ConflictUnrwaBlockadePalestinian Refugees

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"An elderly man covers his face while crying beside a grave in the Fallujah cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip on Feb. 3 Photo by Abood Abusalama / Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images"
Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"Jerusalems deputy mayor, Aryeh King, called UNRWA the enemy in our holy city."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israel prevents or controls the entry of international journalists, and most Gazan civilians have never been outside the blockaded strip."
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"If Israel is permitted to push UNRWA from occupied East Jerusalem, doing so will help cement Israels illegal annexation of the area and its religious sites."

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