Israel’s parliament is scheduled to vote on a pair of bills that would severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza, strip it of legal immunities and limit its ability to support Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. The vote that would strip the agency of its ability to operate in Israel is expected Monday evening at the start of the parliament's winter session. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 43,000 people have been killed in the yearlong war with Israel. It does not provide a breakdown between civilians and combatants, but says more than half of the dead were women and children.
