Oliver Mizzi has been a journalist at The New Arab since June 2023. He holds a BA in International Relations with Middle East Studies and an Mlitt in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies
The US decision to suspend funding to UNRWA has come under scathing criticism by aid organisations, who note that the ICJ ordered an increase of aid into Gaza.
The city's current population, many of whom were displaced from other areas, are facing the prospect of fleeing once again amid increasingly dire conditions.
The four day ceasefire provides both the opportunity for the resumption of aid deliveries into the besieged Gaza Strip, as well as a hostage exchange between Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
The protest coincided with the publication of an open letter written to Rishi Sunak by Medical Aid for Palestinians and signed by 12 heads of charities calling for an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza and the implementation of a ceasefire.