UNRWA, Israel

UNRWA chief: Israel’s UNRWA ban will have ‘disastrous’ consequences
UNRWA is banned from operating in Israel and East Jerusalem, and its ability to aid Palestinians in Gaza faces severe restrictions. Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s Communications Director, discusses the impact of Israel’s move to ban the U.
UNRWA director: Israel ban on aid agency will ‘destroy’ humanitarian efforts
Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed with ABC News on Wednesday relief efforts in Gaza and Israel, highlighting that Israel's order for the agency to leave Gaza could severely impact humanitarian efforts.
International Backlash: Israel's UNRWA Ban Raises Concerns
Britain, France, and Germany have criticized Israel's new law barring UNRWA from operating on its land, urging collaboration to maintain aid operations. Israel claims UNRWA staff are linked to militant activities.
UNRWA carries on aid work despite Israeli ban, hostilities
The U.N. Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the occupied territories and Gaza was still ongoing on Friday despite an Israeli ban that took effect a day before and what it described as hostility towards its staff.
Israel ban on UNRWA enters into force despite global criticism
The Israeli ban on the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday came into effect despite criticism and backlash, impacting the work of the organization in Gaza and the West
UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban
UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with Israeli authorities.
Berlin, Paris and London concerned about Israel's UNRWA ban
Berlin, Paris and London expressed concern about Israel's ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in a joint statement issued on Friday. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock,
Donations to UNRWA USA have spiked since the start of the war in Gaza
Support from Americans has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian ...
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian ...
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Israel orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: 'miserably failed in its mandate'
The Israeli legislation, passed in October 2024, explicitly bans UNRWA from operating within Israel’s sovereign territory. The law also prohibits any communication or collaboration between ...
Britain, France and Germany reiterate concern over Israel blocking contact with UNRWA
Britain, France and Germany on Friday reiterated their "grave concern" over Israel implementing a law forbidding any contact ...
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What Will Israel’s Ban of a U.N. Aid Agency Mean for Palestinians?
The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from any activities in Israel, effectively cutting off its ability to deliver aid to Gaza. The agency, known formally as the United Nations Relief and Works ...
Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'
Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows ...
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‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came into effect on Thursday, and Helles relies almost fully on the organization to support her family ...
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Israeli ban on UNRWA takes effect, imperiling aid to Palestinians
Danny Danon, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, informed the body that UNRWA would need to “cease its operations and evacuate all premises it operates in Jerusalem” on ...
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Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here’s what that looks like
But students in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, just beyond Israel’s concrete separation barrier with the West Bank, filled their UNRWA classrooms as usual Thursday morning ...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire live updates: Three hostages released by Hamas, including Israeli American Keith Siegel
Israel-Hamas ceasefire live updates: Three hostages released by Hamas, including Israeli American Keith Siegel After 484 days ...