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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General strike in Beddawi camp to protest UNRWA's refusal to meet residents' demands

15 September 2025 17:31

DFLP and Hamas discuss ways to strengthen relations with Lebanon

L'Orient Today staff

02 September 2025 17:51

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY

UN says record 383 aid workers killed in 2024

19 August 2025 11:00

Gaza aid airdrops ‘ineffective,’ says UNRWA chief

26 July 2025 18:05

UNRWA confirms dismissing four Palestinian teachers in Lebanon

24 July 2025 14:26

UNRWA says some staff starving as malnutrition soars

21 July 2025 18:41

UNRWA, UNIFIL, antisemitism: Mike Waltz's plan to become US envoy to the UN

18 July 2025 13:39

New government could challenge status of Palestinian refugees from Syria

Clémentine Mariuzzo

12 July 2025 14:49

PALESTINIAN REFUGEES

Four Palestinian teachers dismissed by UNRWA in Lebanon over Gaza social media posts

28 June 2025 15:27

'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation,' new stage in international aid system's collapse

Pierre MICHELETTI

06 June 2025 19:44

Over 50 UNRWA employees arrested and mistreated by Israel since 2023, says agency chief

29 April 2025 15:26

More than 50 UNRWA employees arrested by Israel since 2023, says agency head

29 April 2025 12:29

ISRAEL AT THE ICJ

Israel's Gaza aid blockade contested in World Court hearings

28 April 2025 16:17

US alleges Columbia student covered up his work for UNRWA

24 March 2025 11:13

OCCUPIED WEST BANK

West Bank becoming 'battlefield', over 50 killed in 5 weeks: UNRWA chief

26 February 2025 16:51

‘Israel now wants to focus its efforts on strategic changes’

Interview conducted by Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH

25 February 2025 14:22

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