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![Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a g...Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXTHOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]()
Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 9 May 2016
![Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a g...Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXTHOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]()
Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 9 May 2016
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Palestinian refugee Hiam Muwad, 52, a mother of one, holds her United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) food distribution card at her home in the Amari Refugee Camp in El Bireh. The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees has decided to halt its food distribution programme in camps across the occupied West Bank and replace it with a cash card system.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
Muwad said uncertainty over what will happen with the electronic cards “is an extra worry”: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
Palestinian refugee Yusra Khalil, 68, stands holding empty sweets boxes in her shop. According to UNRWA, the change to the cash card system will give families eligible for food aid greater flexibility and choice, as well as provide them with US$20 (Dh73) more to spend than the food parcels were previously worth.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
But this message does not appear to have reached Amari where the rumour mill is in overdrive: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
A Palestinian woman and child at the entrance of their home. “UNRWA is trying to save money at the expense of the most vulnerable people,” said Ahmed Tomaileh, an activist on the camp’s residents committee.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
Suha Hamad, 41, looks through a pile of medical records of her ill son with her daughter Lamar. “My husband is a blacksmith and the money he makes is not enough to live with, Suha says. “With the food parcel, we make our own bread, use the rice and the oil is of excellent quality. I use the money to buy medicine for my son.”: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
The closed UNRWA food distribution centre. Camp leaders are so angry about perceived signs of UNRWA scaling back its role that they have implemented protest measures which went into effect on Monday.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
Until the agency’s recent decision to shift to cash cards, parcels in the West Bank consisted of oil, sugar, rice, flour and powdered milk rations and were distributed to the neediest of families every three months: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![Tensions rise in West Bank camp over UN food aid - in pictures]()
UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness told The National that rumours of “a political plot to downsize UNRWA and make the refugee problem go away” were untrue. “Our mandate is not for sale,” he said, adding that he was not aware of the agency reducing its funding for camp organisations as Mr Tomaileh had charged.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
![A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 10, 2016.]()
A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in France today: photo by Regis Duvignau/Reuters, 10 May 2016
![A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 10, 2016.]()
A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in France today: photo by Regis Duvignau/Reuters, 10 May 2016
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![TOPSHOT - Palestinian children play amid...TOPSHOT - Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, on May 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXTHOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]()
Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 10 May 2016
![TOPSHOT - Palestinian children play amid...TOPSHOT - Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, on May 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXTHOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images]()
Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 10 May 2016
![A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam April 5, 2016. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Hoi An's history as a busy trading port is evident throughout its architecture, a mix of eras and styles, with traditional wooden Vietnamese houses, Chinese temples and French colonial buildings]()
A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam today. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site.: photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters, 10 May 2016
![A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam April 5, 2016. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Hoi An's history as a busy trading port is evident throughout its architecture, a mix of eras and styles, with traditional wooden Vietnamese houses, Chinese temples and French colonial buildings]()
A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam today. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site.: photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters, 10 May 2016
![People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016.]()
People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea today: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 10 May 2016
![People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016.]()
People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea today: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 10 May 2016
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People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea.: photo by Damir Sagolj / Reuters, 10 May 2016
![Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a...Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / Josh EDELSON" / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / GETTY OUT ==]()
Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead.: photo by Josh Edelson/AFP, 10 May 2016
![Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a...Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / Josh EDELSON" / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / GETTY OUT ==]()
Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead.: photo by Josh Edelson/AFP, 10 May 2016
![World in focus — best photos for May 10, 2016]()
A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The tornado destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person was confirmed dead.: photo by Josh Edelson / AFP, 10 May 2016
![A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain]()
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river during the second ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, India: photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters, 9 May 2016
![A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain]()
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river during the second ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, India: photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters, 9 May 2016
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Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 9 May 2016
Two Palestinian schoolboys walk past a graffiti painted on a wall of the United Nations school of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 9 May 2016
#Palestinian refugee camp committees to shut down #UNRWA offices in West Bank: image via Ma'an News Agency @MaanNewsAgency, 8 May 2016
When Old Corruption first begun,
Adorn'd in yellow vest,
He committed on Flesh a whoredom --
O, what a wicked beast!
From them a callow babe did spring,
And Old Corruption smil'd
To think his race should never end,
For now he had a child.
And Old Corruption smil'd
To think his race should never end,
For now he had a child.
He call'd him Surgery, and fed
The babe with his own milk,
For Flesh and he could ne'er agree,
She would not let him suck.
The babe with his own milk,
For Flesh and he could ne'er agree,
She would not let him suck.
And this he always kept in mind,
And formed a crooked knife,
And ran about with bloody hands
To seek his mother's life;
And formed a crooked knife,
And ran about with bloody hands
To seek his mother's life;
And as he ran to seek his mother
He met with a dead woman --
He fell in love, and married her:
A deed which is not common.
He met with a dead woman --
He fell in love, and married her:
A deed which is not common.
She soon grew pregnant, and brought forth
Scurvy and Spott'd Fever;
The father grinn'd and skipt about,
And said, "I'm made for ever --
Scurvy and Spott'd Fever;
The father grinn'd and skipt about,
And said, "I'm made for ever --
"For now I have procur'd these imps,
I'll try experiments!"
With that he tied poor Scurvy down
and stopt up all its vents.
I'll try experiments!"
With that he tied poor Scurvy down
and stopt up all its vents.
And when the child began to swell,
He shouted out aloud,
"I've found the dropsy out, and soon
Shall do the world more good!"
He shouted out aloud,
"I've found the dropsy out, and soon
Shall do the world more good!"
He took up Fever by the neck,
And cut out all its spots --
And thro the holes which he had made
He first discover'd guts!
And cut out all its spots --
And thro the holes which he had made
He first discover'd guts!
William Blake: Old Corruption's Song,from An Island in the Moon: A Satire (1784)
Palestinian refugee Hiam Muwad, 52, a mother of one, holds her United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) food distribution card at her home in the Amari Refugee Camp in El Bireh. The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees has decided to halt its food distribution programme in camps across the occupied West Bank and replace it with a cash card system.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
Muwad said uncertainty over what will happen with the electronic cards “is an extra worry”: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
Palestinian refugee Yusra Khalil, 68, stands holding empty sweets boxes in her shop. According to UNRWA, the change to the cash card system will give families eligible for food aid greater flexibility and choice, as well as provide them with US$20 (Dh73) more to spend than the food parcels were previously worth.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
But this message does not appear to have reached Amari where the rumour mill is in overdrive: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
A Palestinian woman and child at the entrance of their home. “UNRWA is trying to save money at the expense of the most vulnerable people,” said Ahmed Tomaileh, an activist on the camp’s residents committee.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
Suha Hamad, 41, looks through a pile of medical records of her ill son with her daughter Lamar. “My husband is a blacksmith and the money he makes is not enough to live with, Suha says. “With the food parcel, we make our own bread, use the rice and the oil is of excellent quality. I use the money to buy medicine for my son.”: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
The closed UNRWA food distribution centre. Camp leaders are so angry about perceived signs of UNRWA scaling back its role that they have implemented protest measures which went into effect on Monday.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
Until the agency’s recent decision to shift to cash cards, parcels in the West Bank consisted of oil, sugar, rice, flour and powdered milk rations and were distributed to the neediest of families every three months: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness told The National that rumours of “a political plot to downsize UNRWA and make the refugee problem go away” were untrue. “Our mandate is not for sale,” he said, adding that he was not aware of the agency reducing its funding for camp organisations as Mr Tomaileh had charged.: photo by Heidi Levine for The National, 10 May 2016
A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in France today: photo by Regis Duvignau/Reuters, 10 May 2016
A woman walks past chairs displayed on a red carpet in the Palace Festival on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in France today: photo by Regis Duvignau/Reuters, 10 May 2016
Emergency forces and shoppers take place in a simulated terror attack at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, England today: photo by Sean Hansford/MEN, 10 May 2016
![Emergency forces and shoppers take place in a simulated terror attack at the Trafford Centre on 10 May, 2016 in Manchester, England]()
Emergency forces and shoppers take place in a simulated terror attack at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, England today: photo by Sean Hansford/MEN, 10 May 2016
Emergency forces and shoppers take place in a simulated terror attack at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, England today: photo by Sean Hansford/MEN, 10 May 2016
Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 10 May 2016
Palestinian children play amidst wrecked cars in an impoverished area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis: photo by Thomas Coex/AFP, 10 May 2016
A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam today. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site.: photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters, 10 May 2016
A woman wearing a traditional hat, known as a non la, sweeps an entrance of a museum in Hoi An, Vietnam today. The non la hats are made of readily available materials such as palm leaves, tree bark and bamboo and are visible everywhere in the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site.: photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters, 10 May 2016
People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea today: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 10 May 2016
People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea today: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 10 May 2016
People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea.: photo by Damir Sagolj / Reuters, 10 May 2016
Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead.: photo by Josh Edelson/AFP, 10 May 2016
Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead.: photo by Josh Edelson/AFP, 10 May 2016
A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The tornado destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person was confirmed dead.: photo by Josh Edelson / AFP, 10 May 2016
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river during the second ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, India: photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters, 9 May 2016
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man applies ashes on his body after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river during the second ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, India: photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters, 9 May 2016
A woman works at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile mill during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea today.: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 9 May 2016
![A woman works at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile mill during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea May 9, 2016.]()
A woman works at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile mill during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea today.: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 9 May 2016
A woman works at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile mill during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea today.: photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters, 9 May 2016