UNRWA, Israel

Israel Is Restricting Aid More Than Ever, UNRWA Warns as Millions Starve
On Friday, a group of 15 UN and humanitarian groups released a statement warning that Israel is aiming to wipe out all Palestinians left in north Gaza. Gaza officials have estimated that roughly 100,000 people are left in north Gaza, trapped by Israel’s brutal ground invasion.
Aid to Gaze jeopardized after Israel says it will no longer recognize UNRWA
The move comes after Israeli lawmakers further restricted the organization, which they accuse of working with Hamas.
Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans' suffering
Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday, highlighting the continued need for its lifesaving work even as Israel moves to end its activities.
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Israel's Unrwa ban will be devastating for Palestinians
As the only agency that recognises Palestinian refugees and the right of return of their descendants, Israel's erasing of it will never bury the Palestinian struggle for freedom
Israel ends agreement with UNRWA, main provider of aid for Palestinian refugees
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had notified the U.N. of the cancellation of an agreement dating back to 1967 that facilitates UNRWA's work.
What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?
Humanitarian agencies fear the new Israeli laws could have catastrophic effects for Gazans. They are already drawing sharp criticism from Israel’s allies.
UNRWA head says Israel's effort to dismantle the aid agency will be catastrophic for Gaza
The head of the United Nations Work and Relief Agency for Palestine said in a Tuesday letter to the U.N. General Assembly that Israeli legislation against UNRWA will have a catastrophic impact in Gaza.
Israel’s UNRWA ban is the next step in a long-standing effort to delegitimize the agency
Israel’s Knesset voted Monday to ban the UNRWA, defying warnings from allies and exacerbating concerns about desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.
UNRWA Ban In Gaza 'Will Not Make Israel Safer': WHO
The chief of the World Health Organization on Monday denounced Israel's decision to cut ties with the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, saying it would not make the country safer while increasing civilian suffering in Gaza.
Israel’s UNRWA Ban Puts the U.S. and Palestinians in a Bind
With a consequential presidential election in days, President Joe Biden faces a difficult task after pigeonholing his administration into blind support for Israel.
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Israel’s Relations With the UN Hit a New Low With UNRWA Ban
Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached ...
Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all
“It is time UNRWA be dismantled,” he declared. It was June 2017: the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency. The ...
Aid Entering Gaza at Just 6% of Pre-Genocide Deliveries as Israel Severs Ties with UNRWA
On Monday, the head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said the amount of aid entering Gaza reached a new ...
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Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says
The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its ...
Crowds of displaced Palestinians gather at UNRWA warehouse in Deir al-Balah, desperate for aid
Dozens of desperate Palestinians gathered Saturday outside a UN-run facility in central Gaza to receive urgently-needed ...
Adieu, UNRWA, stop lying to kids on gender and other commentary
Given the group’s intimate ties to Hamas, “Why on earth was UNRWA given free rein in Gaza for so long?” asks Commentary’s ...
UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim
Israeli bulldozers damaged the office of U.N. aid agency UNRWA in the West Bank's Nur Shams camp on Thursday, the agency's ...
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Foreign Ministry briefs members of the diplomatic corps on risks of Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban UNRWA operations
Minister Shahin voiced her profound concern over the Israeli Knesset's designation of UNRWA as a "terrorist" organization, ...