Israeli family says Hamas used UNRWA buildings in Gaza to hide hostage
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli family says Hamas used UNRWA buildings in Gaza to hide hostage

ABC  

The head of the United Nations's Palestinian aid agency has described allegations Israeli hostages were held in his agency's buildings in Gaza as "deeply disturbing and shocking". No plan B for almost 6 million Palestinians as UNRWA ban begins Photo shows An Arab woman wearing a black hijab looking concerned, holding a baby toddler wearing a pink hoodie Israeli laws smothering the operations of the United Nations Palestinian aid agency come into force on Thursday, leaving refugees fearing where they will get basic support. The laws also prohibit Israeli officials from dealing with UNRWA staff in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which will effectively smother the agency's work. The Israeli government has accused UNRWA of being closely intertwined with Hamas, and pointed to the organisation's staff being involved in the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate implementation of UNRWA law
1 month ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate implementation of UNRWA law

Live Mint  

Tel Aviv : On Tuesday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support. Sharing a post on X, Israel's PMO said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support, be enforced immediately." Notably, earlier in October 2024, the Israeli …

Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief
1 month, 1 week ago

Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that while an Israeli ban has not yet forced the agency to cease operations, it faces an “existential threat” in the long run. It’s ethnic cleansing.” Trump announced Tuesday that Washington will not resume funding for UNRWA — which had already been halted since January 2024 when …

Donald Trump shuts down funding to UNRWA, UN organisation with ties to Hamas
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump shuts down funding to UNRWA, UN organisation with ties to Hamas

Op India  

On 3rd February, a White House official informed that the United States President Donald Trump is expected to terminate the country’s involvement in the United Nations Human Rights Council and to continue to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Trump reconfirmed the decision to stop US assistance to UNRWA …

Trump stops U.S. involvement with U.N. rights body, extends UNRWA funding halt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump stops U.S. involvement with U.N. rights body, extends UNRWA funding halt

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continued a halt to funding for the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. During Mr. Trump's first term in office, from 2017-2021, he also cut off funding for UNRWA, questioning its value, saying that Palestinians needed to agree to renew peace …

UNRWA funding freeze continues as Trump prepares to leave UN human rights council
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UNRWA funding freeze continues as Trump prepares to leave UN human rights council

Firstpost  

A Human Rights Council working group is due to review the U.S. human rights record in August, a process all countries undergo every few years. While the council has no legally binding power, its debates carry political weight and criticism can raise global pressure on governments to change course President Donald Trump is poised to end US cooperation with the …

Gaza ‘ceasefire at risk’ if UNRWA forced to stop operations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gaza ‘ceasefire at risk’ if UNRWA forced to stop operations

Al Jazeera  

UK, France and Germany reiterate ‘grave concern’ over Israeli law forbidding contact between its officials and UN agency. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has described the organisation as “a lifeline” for nearly six million Palestinian refugees under its charge in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, earlier insisted that despite the ban, “UNRWA …

International staff of UN Palestinian agency forced to leave as Israel ban comes in
1 month, 2 weeks ago

International staff of UN Palestinian agency forced to leave as Israel ban comes in

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, and the body’s …

Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here’s what that looks like
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here’s what that looks like

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash, a move that humanitarian officials warn could have a disastrous impact on aid delivery and jeopardize regional stability in the long term. “There are multiple alternative organizations to UNRWA — including U.N. agencies, international NGOs, …

Israel to formally ban UN Palestinian agency today, accuses it of sheltering terrorists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel to formally ban UN Palestinian agency today, accuses it of sheltering terrorists

Firstpost  

Israel has banned the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East over allegations that the agency shelters terrorists Israeli soldiers take position as they enter the UNRWA headquarter where the military discovered tunnels underneath of the UN agency that the military says Hamas used to attack its forces during a ground operation in Gaza, February …

Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into effect despite backlash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into effect despite backlash

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations has said UNRWA will continue working in all Palestinian territories The UN’s agency for Palestinians is now banned in Gaza. Late on Thursday, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres said: “UNRWA clinics across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are open. Ahead of the ban coming into effect, Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein …

Israeli ban on UNRWA begins as aid agencies argue they do not have capacity to fill the void
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli ban on UNRWA begins as aid agencies argue they do not have capacity to fill the void

ABC  

In a health centre in the Shu'fat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, Sufaa Ayad is clutching her nine-month-old daughter. "This is an absolutely desperate situation," UNRWA Jerusalem spokesperson Jonathan Fowler told the ABC. UNRWA Jerusalem spokesperson Jonathan Fowler says the Israeli ban on the UN agency creates a "desperate situation". "UNRWA has been infested with terror," Israeli politician Dan Illouz …

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force

CNN  

CNN — Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that she will now be “thrown out to the streets” with her three children. On Sunday, Israel ordered UNRWA to “vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem and cease its operations in them by 30 January 2025,” the …

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force

CNN  

CNN — Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that she will now be “thrown out to the streets” with her three children. On Sunday, Israel ordered UNRWA to “vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem and cease its operations in them by 30 January 2025,” the …

What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers

Al Jazeera  

Israel orders the UN Relief and Works Agency, the backbone of Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations by Thursday. UNRWA operates 58 refugee camps including: West Bank: 19 camps housing 912,879 registered refugees 19 camps housing 912,879 registered refugees Gaza: eight camps housing 1.6 million people eight camps housing 1.6 million people Jordan: 10 camps with 2.39 million people 10 …

‘We will suffocate’: Palestinian refugees in Gaza fear UNRWA ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘We will suffocate’: Palestinian refugees in Gaza fear UNRWA ban

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s new ban on the UN agency leaves many in Gaza worried about who will help them now. My children and grandchildren went to UNRWA’s schools, we were treated in UNRWA hospitals, and it helped us put roofs over our heads.” In October 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed two laws: one designating UNRWA as a so-called “terrorist” organisation and the …

UNRWA chief says Israel’s ban will be disastrous
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UNRWA chief says Israel’s ban will be disastrous

Al Jazeera  

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees has warned that an impending Israeli ban on the organisation would cripple humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip and undermine the Israel-Hamas ceasefire there. Dorothy Shae, Washington’s envoy to the Security Council meeting, said the agency delivering aid to millions is “exaggerating” the potential impact of the Israeli ban – …

UNRWA to shutter offices in West Bank and Gaza amid Israeli restrictions: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

UNRWA to shutter offices in West Bank and Gaza amid Israeli restrictions: Report

Firstpost  

The UN says that UNRWA cannot be replaced by any other agency once the new laws come into effect. In October last year, the Knesset overwhelmingly voted for the suspension of UNRWA’s work in the West Bank and Gaza A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir …

What the end of UNRWA would mean for Palestinians
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What the end of UNRWA would mean for Palestinians

Live Mint  

BALATA CAMP, West Bank—Saeed Hashash, a father of four, was connected to a dialysis machine when he learned that Israel had passed laws that would halt the operations of the agency that pays for his kidney treatment. In October, Israel’s Parliament passed laws that will effectively prevent Unrwa from operating in the West Bank or Gaza Strip beyond the end …

Israel detains director of one of last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, Palestinians say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel detains director of one of last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, Palestinians say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel's army detained the director …

UN employed Hamas terrorists in schools in Gaza, show docs seized by Israel
3 months, 1 week ago

UN employed Hamas terrorists in schools in Gaza, show docs seized by Israel

Firstpost  

At least 24 terrorists of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad were on the payroll of the United Nations in the Gaza Strip, according to documents recovered by Israel during the ongoing war Hamas occupied the Gaza Strip in 2007 after defeating Fatah that runs the Palestinian Authority in West Bank. The United Nations agency for Palestinians employed terrorists from Hamas …

Israel’s UNRWA ban is a spectacular own goal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s UNRWA ban is a spectacular own goal

Al Jazeera  

By banning UNRWA, the Israeli government has unwittingly elevated Palestinians and their right of return to a higher level of global protection. That is because it will elevate the two and a half million Palestine refugees in Gaza and the West Bank to a new level of international protection under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees …

How was a UN aid convoy robbed near Israeli military positions?
4 months ago

How was a UN aid convoy robbed near Israeli military positions?

Al Jazeera  

Israeli and US media have reported aid robberies taking place within sight of Israeli military positions The looting of 97 trucks of a UN aid convoy in sight of Israeli military installations at the Karem Abu Salem crossing has exacerbated the suffering of the blockaded Gaza Strip, already in an acute humanitarian crisis. UNRWA head, Phillipe Lazzarini, told the state-run …

Gunmen loot more than 100 aid trucks in Gaza, according to the United Nations
4 months ago

Gunmen loot more than 100 aid trucks in Gaza, according to the United Nations

ABC  

More than 100 aid trucks carrying desperately needed supplies in Gaza have been "violently looted", according to the United Nations' Palestinian aid agency. "The vast majority of the trucks, 97 in total, were lost and drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload aid," UNRWA said in a statement on social media. "The Israeli authorities continue to disregard their legal obligations …

It is time for Israel to be removed from the United Nations
4 months ago

It is time for Israel to be removed from the United Nations

Al Jazeera  

There is a growing civil society movement in Palestine and around the world demanding Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations or suspension from its current session over its apartheid regime in the occupied Palestinian territory, ongoing war crimes in Gaza and other persistent violations of the UN Charter. Several special UN rapporteurs and many leading international NGOs, including Amnesty and …

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent

Al Jazeera  

Israel doesn’t attack UNRWA only for its memorialisation of the right of return, but because it helps to nourish, to educate, and to administer care to Palestinians. This strategy long pre-dated October 2023 – almost the entire population of Gaza was forced to depend on humanitarian aid under Israel’s siege and occupation, with an average of 500 aid trucks entering …

Inside the UNRWA camp raided 72 times by Israel in the past year
4 months, 1 week ago

Inside the UNRWA camp raided 72 times by Israel in the past year

The Telegraph  

Two months ago, the Ramaha family were asleep when explosives blew open the front door of their home in a dilapidated block of flats in Jalazone Camp. The soldiers did not find who they were looking for that time, but such raids have become a regular occurrence for the 16,000 people living in Jalazone, around three miles north of Ramallah, …

UN agency aiding millions of Palestinians is in jeopardy—and there’s no plan B
4 months, 1 week ago

UN agency aiding millions of Palestinians is in jeopardy—and there’s no plan B

Live Mint  

On a typical day in Gaza, the U.N. agency that looks after Palestinian refugees provides food to around 2,000 families and healthcare to thousands more. The U.N. fired several employees and investigated others, but its efforts haven’t satisfied Israeli concerns about militants’ presence in Unrwa’s ranks, made up mostly of Palestinians. That could effectively block Unrwa activity in the Palestinian …

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
4 months, 1 week ago

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees urged the world Wednesday to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. Assembly President Philemon Yang told members at Wednesday’s informal meeting that Israel’s legislation “constitutes an intolerable affront to the authority of …

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban
4 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-06 09:16 A Palestinian man rests in front of the ruins of his house, which was destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday. The remarks came after Jacob Blitshtein, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, notified Guterres that Israel was withdrawing …

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban
4 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban

China Daily  

A Palestinian man rests in front of the ruins of his house, which was destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday. The remarks came after Jacob Blitshtein, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, notified Guterres that Israel was withdrawing from the agreement regulating UNRWA operations in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, citing …

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-06 09:16 A Palestinian man rests in front of the ruins of his house, which was destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday. The remarks came after Jacob Blitshtein, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, notified Guterres that Israel was withdrawing …

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says

Al Jazeera  

Philippe Lazzarini calls on the United Nations to prevent the ban on UNRWA in Israel and the occupied territories. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is facing its “darkest hour” and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel’s decision to ban the organisation, its chief has said. “Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, …

Israel cuts ties with U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel cuts ties with U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA

NPR  

Israel cuts ties with U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA Israel ends its agreement with the U.N. aid agency for Palestinians, but aid workers say there is no Plan B in place. INSKEEP: Why does Israel say it'll stop working with the U.N. BATRAWY: So Israel says UNRWA, which employs around 13,000 people in Gaza, has been infiltrated by Hamas. BATRAWY: …

Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza

The Independent  

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Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu sat down for his regular cabinet meeting and had some words for a new ally – and an old enemy. In any case, the head of UNRWA has said that the legislation “will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza where people have been going through more than a year of sheer hell.” …

Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicising Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicising Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk

ABC  

The Israeli parliament's vote on October 28, 2024, to ban the United Nations agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees is likely to affect millions of people. Aid for refugees, particularly Palestinian refugees, has long been politicised, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, has been targeted throughout its 75-year history. In this context, …

What would Israel shutting down UNRWA mean for displaced Palestinians?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What would Israel shutting down UNRWA mean for displaced Palestinians?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The legislation, which could lead to the closure of …

Israel Must Step In to Save UNRWA Lifeline in Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel Must Step In to Save UNRWA Lifeline in Gaza

New Indian Express  

International pressure mounts on Israel to allow UNRWA to continue its operations in Gaza. The UN has expressed grave concerns over the proposed Israeli legislation that could restrict UNRWA's activities, which has been a lifeline for war-torn Gaza during the ongoing conflict. The agency provides essential humanitarian aid and medical assistance to over 2 million Palestinians in the region, including …

Israel’s U.N. aid agency ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, chief says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s U.N. aid agency ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, chief says

LA Times  

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the U.N. The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank. UNRWA has been the main agency procuring and distributing aid in the …

Israel steps up weaponizing of humanitarian aid
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel steps up weaponizing of humanitarian aid

China Daily  

Children look on inside the UNRWA Siblin Training Centre, where displaced Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians are being hosted, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Sidon, Lebanon, October 29, 2024. Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main United Nations agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from …

Israel's laws banning UNRWA set a 'dangerous precedent', the aid agency says. What are the implications for Gaza and Palestinians elsewhere?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel's laws banning UNRWA set a 'dangerous precedent', the aid agency says. What are the implications for Gaza and Palestinians elsewhere?

ABC  

New laws passed by Israel are threatening to impair humanitarian access in Gaza in a move that has sparked global concern for the millions of Palestinians almost entirely reliant on foreign aid for survival. Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israel's laws would "deepen the suffering" of civilians in Gaza who are already in the midst of "sheer hell". Prime …

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban, as Hezbollah announces new leader
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban, as Hezbollah announces new leader

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US has criticised Israel’s …

Aid fears in Gaza as Israel bans UN refugee agency
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid fears in Gaza as Israel bans UN refugee agency

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israel’s parliament has declared UNRWA …

Israel's ban on UNRWA could be devastating for Palestinian refugees: Guterres
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel's ban on UNRWA could be devastating for Palestinian refugees: Guterres

China Daily  

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the Israeli parliament's legislation banning a UN agency's operations could have "devastating consequences" for Palestinian refugees, calling it "unacceptable". The law stipulates that UNRWA could not "operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly" within Israeli territory. "I am deeply concerned" by the two …

Coalition calls for UNRWA funding to be diverted to other aid groups after laws passed to ban group from Israel
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Coalition calls for UNRWA funding to be diverted to other aid groups after laws passed to ban group from Israel

ABC  

Australian money paid to the United Nations agency working in Gaza should be diverted to a different aid group, the federal opposition says, following Israel's move to ban UNRWA from operating within its borders. Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham said it was a matter for Israel's parliament to decide its own laws, "just as the US passed legislation banning US …

Israel passes legislation banning the work of UNRWA on Israeli soil
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel passes legislation banning the work of UNRWA on Israeli soil

ABC  

Israel's parliament has passed legislation targeting the main UN agency providing aid to people in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said UNRWA workers must be held accountable for what he called "terrorist activities" against the country. "UNRWA workers involved in terrorist activities against Israel must be held accountable," he said, adding that the legislation would take effect in 90 …

Concern as Israel bans UN refugee agency from providing aid to Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Concern as Israel bans UN refugee agency from providing aid to Gaza

Daily Mail  

Israel last night passed legislation that could threaten the work of the United Nations providing aid to Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil. Who can do its job?’ Protesters hold up a banner reading 'stop the massacre' against Mr Netanyahu's government and calling on ministers to secure the immediate release of the hostages People climb through a …

Israel bans UN aid agency UNRWA from working within the country
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel bans UN aid agency UNRWA from working within the country

The Telegraph  

Israel has banned the UN’s Palestinian aid agency from operating within the country and the occupied areas under its control. Despite international concern over the move, Israeli politicians voted overwhelmingly for a bill that effectively prevents the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from operating in Israeli territory. Monday night’s move comes amid growing concern over conditions in Gaza, where …

6 UN relief workers killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
6 months, 1 week ago

6 UN relief workers killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

China Daily  

A member of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees checks the courtyard of a school after an Israeli air strike hit the site, in al-Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sept 11, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - Six staff members of the UN relief agency for Palestinians, known as UNRWA, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in …

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