Israel took action against a top UN official, citing bias, hostility, and violation of neutrality that distorted facts—latest in moves against UN staff.

Eri Kaneko, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said visas for UN staff were recently renewed for shorter periods than usual. Israel has declined to renew the visa for Jonathan Whittall,

Hamas and international aid groups, including the United Nations, have ganged up against a US-backed non-profit, reframing its record-breaking delivery of aid to civilians in Gaza as providing “nothing but starvation and gunfire,

Humanitarian officials see a pattern of Israel retaliating against those who criticize its conduct in Gaza and toward Palestinians.

The US president said talk were going "very well", but a Palestinian source tells the BBC they have not made headway.

The United Nations’ special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank has called for global action to stop what she describes as “genocide” in Gaza.

Palestinians storming a U.N. World Food Program warehouse and carry bags of flour in Zawaida, Central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

President Trump’s administration is sanctioning Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, on Wednesday over her political “warfare” against Israel.