Antonio Guterres met doctors who said they are advocating for a centralized process for medical evacuations with clear guidelines.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Funding shortages may affect the U.N.'s ability to maintain aid flows at target levels throughout the Gaza ceasefire deal, a U.N. official told Reuters.

Israel has occupied the West Bank of the Jordan River, which Palestinians want as the core of an independent state, since the 1967 Middle East war. It has built Jewish settlements there that most countries deem illegal. Israel disputes this and cites historical and Biblical ties to the land.

Unrwa's Gaza director says rebuilding homes, infrastructure and people's lives will "take an awful lot of time".

Just before a ceasefire began on 19 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than 12,000 patients were waiting for medical evacuation.

More than 630 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council, with at least 300 of those trucks going to the enclave's north,

UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) 'must be enabled to carry out its mandate, as adopted by the General Assembly, in all its areas of operation,' says Khaled Khiari - Anadolu Ajansı

The ceasefire deal requires 600 truckloads of aid to be allowed into Gaza every day of the initial six-week ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com.

According to Brieger, EU countries could contribute significant forces to monitor a ceasefire. However, ensuring effective oversight of a demilitarized zone would require a substantial military presence.

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., explains on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports" the potential problems he foresees in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. He tells NewsNation’s Hena Doba that “there is no peace for Israel as long as Hamas survives in the Gaza strip.

Israeli army remains in Lebanese territory after 60-day deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon passed on Sunday - Anadolu Ajansı

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN Photo: CCTV. The Hamas-Israel ceasefire that begins on January 19 must not lead to renewed hostilities; children mus