By Invitation | One year of war in Gaza

Philippe Lazzarini says the blows to humanitarian law in Gaza harm us all

The head of UNRWA, the UN’s agency for Palestinians, warns the world not to look away

Illustration: Dan Williams

Editor’s note (October 29th): In late October Israel’s Knesset passed a law that banned UNWRA from operating in Israeli territory (but not from the West Bank or Gaza).

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