Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, 21 December, 2023 ...

The United Nations obstruction an investigation by the American government into the ties between UNRWA employees in Gaza and the Hamas terrorist organization, according to a USAID report released ...

If diplomatic immunity can be pierced in the case of UNRWA, the logical next step is to hold the United Nations accountable. That may sound like a lofty goal, but hauling UNRWA into court is a first ...

Textbooks were distributed for free, and families received support to buy bags, notebooks, pens, and school uniforms. There were also many programmes sponsored by the Ministry of Education, UNRWA ...

William Deere, Washington Operations Director, UNRWA: The first day of the ban, all UNRWA facilities in East Jerusalem and the West Bank remained open, save our field headquarters in Jerusalem. In ...

(credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit) Heiman also recounted seeing the UNRWA logo on notebooks, snack packages, and other items. He asked the UNRWA employee if he was a teacher, and he confirmed to ...

A ban preventing UNRWA, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, from operating in Occupied East Jerusalem and Israel has come into force today. The highly controversial move came into force after ...

Legislation that goes into effect on Thursday bars UNRWA from operating in the country. That will affect aid delivery to Gaza and beyond. By Natan Odenheimer Reporting from Jerusalem Israeli ...

“There is no alternative to UNRWA”, said António Guterres on 29 October 2024, after the Israeli Parliament’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the ...

Legal repercussions There are also other, indirect impacts of Israel's ban on UNRWA. If UNRWA disappears, then Israel — as the occupying power — would be responsible for social services to the ...

The head of the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, warned Friday that the expected implementation later this month of Israeli legislation aimed at shuttering the ...