UNRWA

Established in 1949, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) is responsible for supporting the needs of Palestinian refugees. It is regarded as the ‘backbone’ of humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and three neighboring countries, where it operates schools and health centers. On Jan. 30, 2025, Israel implemented a ban preventing UNRWA from operating in its territory. Israeli authorities accuse UNRWA of being involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, a claim that led major donors to halt their funding to the agency last year. A U.N. investigation in August found that only nine UNRWA staff members "may have been involved" in the attack.

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'Inhuman' conditions in besieged al-Shifa Hospital

13 November 2023 21:15

HAMAS-ISRAEL WAR

UN Palestinian refugee agency says over 100 staff killed since Oct. 7

10 November 2023 16:48

HAMAS-ISRAEL WAR

Hamas says UN agency complicit in 'forced displacement' of Gazans

08 November 2023 17:08

Gazans raise white flags to flee Israeli onslaught on foot

07 November 2023 19:24

UNRWA lost contact with UN shelters in northern Gaza

03 November 2023 15:58

Gaza aid distribution struggles amid overcrowding, debris, lack of fuel

31 October 2023 17:43

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

Current aid system for Gaza 'geared to fail,' UN warns

31 October 2023 07:03

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

Gazans break into aid centres taking flour, supplies, UN says

29 October 2023 10:10

Ground battles rage in Gaza after Israel escalates bombing

27 October 2023 23:07

HAMAS-ISRAEL WAR

EU urges 'corridors and pauses' as UN warns 'nowhere' safe in Gaza

27 October 2023 09:33

UN steps up appeal for fuel in Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens

26 October 2023 17:54

Israeli shelling of South Lebanon continues, Ogero prepares for war, Israel readies Gaza invasion: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday

26 October 2023 08:47

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

Six UN refugee agency workers killed in Gaza in 24 hours

24 October 2023 09:23

Hezbollah loses 17 fighters, Civil Defense concludes Mansourieh rescue, MEA cancels half its flights: Everything you need to know to start your Monday

23 October 2023 08:24

Biden to visit Israel as Gaza ground offensive looms

17 October 2023 08:20

UNRWA spox in Gaza: What happens when we run out of food, medicine, fuel?

09 October 2023 17:14

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