UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
1 month, 2 weeks 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 this assembly, an affront to international law and, most importantly, an affront to the human dignity of innocent Palestinian civilians.” Yang said the assembly extended UNRWA’s mandate — most recently in December 2022 — by an overwhelming majority until June 30, 2026. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has repeatedly said there is no alternative to UNRWA, and Yang stressed that a halt to its activities “would exacerbate an already catastrophic humanitarian situation.” Israel alleges that around a dozen of UNRWA’s 13,000 staff in Gaza participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Acting U.N. humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya said Tuesday that northern Gaza has been under “a near-total brutal siege” for the past month and Palestinian civilians are starving while the world watches. Ambassador Hadi Hachem, speaking on behalf of the U.N.’s 22-member Arab Group, called on the General Assembly to confront Israel’s “dangerous precedent” and take urgent measures to defend UNRWA and uphold international law.

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‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy
2 days, 19 hours ago

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

Al Jazeera  

Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own. “And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.” After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza …

UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza
3 days, 19 hours ago

UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday asking the U.N.’s highest court to state what Israel’s obligations are in Gaza and the West Bank to provide humanitarian assistance essential for the survival of Palestinian civilians. In a nonbinding opinion in July, the court said Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on …

HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
4 days, 8 hours ago

HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access

Raw Story  

by Daniel Capurro Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions. "Since October 2023, Israeli authorities have deliberately obstructed Palestinians' access to the adequate amount of water required for survival in the Gaza …

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency
1 week, 3 days ago

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-13 09:48 Palestinian children maneuver a shopping cart loaded with water containers past rubble and debris in Gaza City on Wednesday. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP The international community has thrown its support behind the United Nations Palestine refugees agency following the adoption of two resolutions by the UN General …

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA
1 week, 4 days ago

UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA

Al Jazeera  

UN members voted overwhelmingly to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and in support of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees. “Gaza doesn’t exist any more,” Slovenia’s UN Ambassador Samuel Zbogar …

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
1 week, 4 days ago

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Ambassador Riyad Mansour expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support for both resolutions Wednesday, saying the votes “reflect the resolve and the determination of the international community.” “We will keep …

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says Amnesty International
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says Amnesty International

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. These include providing advance warnings to civilians in combat …

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting
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3 weeks ago

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting

Firstpost  

The U.N. agency’s decision could worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid A displaced boy covers his head with a pan as he runs from the rain past building rubble at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip …

UN agency suspends aid deliveries through main crossing into Gaza after convoy attacked
3 weeks ago

UN agency suspends aid deliveries through main crossing into Gaza after convoy attacked

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 UN agency for Palestinian …

Israel’s UNRWA ban is a spectacular own goal
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza
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1 month ago

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-21 09:01 Representatives vote on a UN Security Council draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov 20, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, drawing harsh criticism from …

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza
Top News
1 month ago

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-21 09:01 Representatives vote on a UN Security Council draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov 20, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, drawing harsh criticism from …

US vetoes UN Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution as Hamas rules out hostage deal until war ends
1 month ago

US vetoes UN Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution as Hamas rules out hostage deal until war ends

ABC  

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for again blocking international action aimed at halting Israel's war with Hamas. The 15-member council voted on Wednesday on a resolution put forward by 10 non-permanent members that called for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" and separately demanded …

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza
1 month ago

US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza

China Daily  

Representatives vote on a UN Security Council draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov 20, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, drawing harsh criticism from most of the UN members. …

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza: 'We just can't support…'
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1 month ago

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza: 'We just can't support…'

Hindustan Times  

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza, accusing council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise. The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in its latest attempt to exert pressure to end the war. …

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
1 month ago

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian territory continues. Beth Miller, political director at the US-based advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace, called the US veto on Wednesday “pathetic” and said the Biden administration’s legacy will be …

US vetoes Gaza ceasefire call at UN; Hamas accuses Washington of being 'directly responsible' for 'genocidal war'
1 month ago

US vetoes Gaza ceasefire call at UN; Hamas accuses Washington of being 'directly responsible' for 'genocidal war'

New Indian Express  

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza accusing it to be an attempt to embolden Hamas. The resolution demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Israel's war on Gaza along with "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages." Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon said "the resolution being …

A US envoy says an Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp.’ But there was no optimism for Gaza
1 month ago

A US envoy says an Israel-Hezbollah truce is ‘within our grasp.’ But there was no optimism for Gaza

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. Amos Hochstein, the Biden administration’s pointman on Israel and Lebanon, arrived as Hezbollah’s allies in the Lebanese government said the militant group had responded positively to the proposal, which would entail both its fighters and Israeli …

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

UN Security Council calls for urgent aid to address Gaza’s worsening crisis
1 month ago

UN Security Council calls for urgent aid to address Gaza’s worsening crisis

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden’s administration concluded this month that Israel was not currently impeding assistance to Gaza and therefore not violating U.S. law, even as Washington acknowledged the humanitarian situation remained dire in the Palestinian enclave. This assessment comes on the heels of a warning issued by the U.S. in an October 13 letter, which outlined 15 steps Israel needed to …

U.N. Report Says Israel’s Actions Toward Palestinians Qualify As Genocide
1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. Report Says Israel’s Actions Toward Palestinians Qualify As Genocide

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Israel’s actions since it laid siege to war-torn Gaza last year are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” according to a new report by the United Nations committee investigating how the state’s policies and practices impact the Palestinian people’s human rights. The casualty count from the war likewise does not account for deaths from starvation, from diseases …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

It is time for Israel to be removed from the United Nations
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?

Al Jazeera  

A United Nations special committee says Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza are consistent with genocide. In a new report, a UN committee says Israel is intentionally causing the death of civilians and aid workers, using starvation as a weapon of war, and inflicting collective punishment on Palestinians. Separately, the Human Rights Watch NGO says 90 percent of Gaza’s people have …

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Al Jazeera  

Report says Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’. Gaza aid supply goes from ‘bad to worse’ after Israel misses US deadline Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of …

Israel’s UNRWA ban is another declaration of genocidal intent
1 month, 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 …

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Joyce Msuya tells UN Security Council that the ‘daily cruelty we see in Gaza seems to have no limits’. The United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues to bombard, besiege and prevent aid from reaching the civilian population. …

Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, UN says
1 month, 1 week ago

Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, UN says

Al Jazeera  

An entire generation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip would “be denied the right to education” if the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees collapses in the enclave under new Israeli legislation, the head of the agency has warned. “Glaringly absent from discussions about Gaza without UNRWA, is education,” Lazzarini told a UN General Assembly committee on …

UN agency aiding millions of Palestinians is in jeopardy—and there’s no plan B
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban
1 month, 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
1 month, 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
Trending News
1 month, 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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1 month, 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
1 month, 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
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Israel ends agreement with U.N. agency providing aid in Gaza
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel ends agreement with U.N. agency providing aid in Gaza

LA Times  

Palestinians on Monday mourn over the body of Naji al-Baba,16, who the Gaza Health Ministry said was killed by Israeli forces in the town of Halhul in the West Bank. Israel said Monday that it has terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main provider of aid in Gaza, in what appeared to …

Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all
1 month, 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
1 month, 3 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?
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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 …

US 'deeply troubled' by Israeli legislation banning UNRWA: spokesperson
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US 'deeply troubled' by Israeli legislation banning UNRWA: spokesperson

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-10-30 09:39 WASHINGTON - The United States is "deeply troubled" by the adoption of legislation in Israel that would ban the operation of a UN agency for Palestinian refugees, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday. Miller said the legislation, passed Monday but yet to be implemented, "poses risks for millions of Palestinians" who rely on the …

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban, as Hezbollah announces new leader
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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
1 month, 3 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 …

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