The government’s decision was largely driven by its expanding allegations that UNRWA employees hold links to terrorist organizations. The fallout has been swift. Countries such as the United ...

Israel had ordered UNRWA to vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which was ...

New York: Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini sounded the alarm over the agency's fragile funding ...

The UNRWA chief warned Thursday that if the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees were to collapse, it would deprive a generation of children of education, “sowing the seeds for more ...

A Palestinian woman takes part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza ...

The UNRWA chief on Monday warned that the Israeli aid blockade into Gaza could bring back "the deepening hunger" to the besieged strip, calling resumption of aid critical. "I think the more we go ...

For the past 76 years, UNRWA has operated in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, serving Palestinian “refugees.” UNRWA defines Palestinian refugees as Palestinian Arabs who left their ...

"There are growing concerns that the reality being created on the ground aligns with the vision of annexation of the West Bank," said Roland Friedrich, director of West Bank affairs for UNRWA ...

Israel has banned UNRWA from operating in Gaza, and agency chief Philippe Lazzarini hit back after Israel’s ambassador Daniel Meron told reporters that his country was “working to find ...

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Tel Aviv (Israel): On Tuesday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support. The United Nations ...

UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini informed that the agency is "continuing to operate in Gaza".(AFP) Israel has banned UNRWA from operating in Gaza and agency chief Philippe Lazzarini ...