<article data-history-node-id="433224" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-parliament-approves-law-cutting-electricity-water-unrwa-offices" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-parliament-approves-law-cutting-electricity-water-unrwa-offices" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli parliament approves law cutting electricity, water to Unrwa offices in Jerusalem</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="463" data-start="164">The Israeli parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation requiring the cutting of electricity and water supplies to the offices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) in Jerusalem, with the law taking effect immediately.</p> <p data-end="669" data-start="465">The bill passed its second and third readings with 59 votes in favour and seven against, Israeli army radio reported. Under Israeli law, a bill must pass three readings in the parliament to become binding.</p> <p data-end="816" data-start="671">The legislation was initially approved in November and referred to the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee for review before Tuesday’s vote.</p> <p data-end="1348" data-start="1055">Unrwa provides services to more than 110,000 refugees in Jerusalem. The agency operates the Shuafat and Qalandiya refugee camps, and manages institutions including the Indian Corner Clinic at the Damascus Gate entrance and boys’ and girls’ schools in Jerusalem, Sur Baher, and the two camps.</p> </div> </div> </article>

With Israel controlling all of Gaza’s major landfill areas, 900,000 tons of solid waste have been dumped across the enclave, exacerbating a public health crisis.

<article data-history-node-id="432655" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/who-chief-says-israel-blocking-vital-medical-equipment-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/who-chief-says-israel-blocking-vital-medical-equipment-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">WHO chief says Israel blocking vital medical equipment from Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="78" data-start="0">The head of the World Health Organization says Israeli restrictions continue to obstruct the entry of laboratory and diagnostic equipment into Gaza, hampering urgent medical response efforts.</p> <p data-end="437" data-start="273">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that his agency faces “challenges” from Israel when attempting to bring essential medical supplies into the besieged territory.</p> <p data-end="677" data-start="439">“Many items have been denied entry on the grounds of being classified as dual-use,” he said, stressing that the equipment is “vital” for the “timely detection, response, and treatment of people” suffering from acute respiratory illnesses.</p> <p data-end="890" data-start="679">Tedros also expressed concern over deaths reported in Gaza over the past day during severe weather, suggesting that many of them could have been avoided if Israel had not restricted the flow of humanitarian aid.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli forces subjected the major urban centre in northern Gaza to another night of deadly bombing raids.