UNRWA, Israel

Israel ends agreement with UNRWA, main provider of aid for Palestinian refugees
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had notified the U.N. of the cancellation of an agreement dating back to 1967 that facilitates UNRWA's work.
UNRWA head says Israel's effort to dismantle the aid agency will be catastrophic for Gaza
The head of the United Nations Work and Relief Agency for Palestine said in a Tuesday letter to the U.N. General Assembly that Israeli legislation against UNRWA will have a catastrophic impact in Gaza.
Why Israel's UNRWA ban could be devastating for Palestinians
Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline. “The impact on the ground will be horrible,” Mustafa Barghouti, head of the Palestinian National Initiative political party, told NBC News.
Israel bans UN aid agency UNRWA from operating in Israel
Israel passed a law on Monday banning the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact its work in war-torn Gaza.
UNRWA Ban In Gaza 'Will Not Make Israel Safer': WHO
The chief of the World Health Organization on Monday denounced Israel's decision to cut ties with the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, saying it would not make the country safer while increasing civilian suffering in Gaza.
Israel’s UNRWA Ban Puts the U.S. and Palestinians in a Bind
In an unprecedented move, the Israeli government passed a sweeping ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on October 28. The decision will have a profound impact on humanitarian efforts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT),
Israel's move to ban UNRWA raises alarm about aid to Palestinian territories
Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees raised fears that the largest provider of aid to Gaza could be shut out of the war-ravaged territory, even as the implications of the new laws remained unclear Tuesday.
UN Palestinian Agency Says Israel Ban Likely To Cause 'Collapse' Of Gaza Aid Work
The UN agency for supporting Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that Israel's ban on its operations would lead to the "collapse" of humanitarian work in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
UNRWA warns Israeli ban is likely to cause "collapse" of Gaza aid work
The UNRWA agency said on Monday that Israel's ban on its operations would lead to the "collapse" of humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip.
Israel terminates cooperation with UNRWA - Ambassador to UN
"Following the legislation on UNRWA, we officially informed the president of the General Assembly of the termination of cooperation with the organisation."

Israel notifies UN of UNRWA work termination

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Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says
The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its ...
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October 7 Survivor Recalls Her Unrwa Captor, and Just How Close the Aid Agency Is to Hamas
I didn’t expect that my captor was actually a member,” recalls Ditza Heiman, who was released as part of the November 2023 ...
What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?
Israel's parliament voted on Monday evening to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel ...
Crowds of displaced Palestinians gather at UNRWA warehouse in Deir al-Balah, desperate for aid
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UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim
Israeli bulldozers damaged the office of U.N. aid agency UNRWA in the West Bank's Nur Shams camp on Thursday, the agency's ...
What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel
A pair of laws passed by the Israeli Knesset this week, however, could imperil the ability of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees to work in Gaza.
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Israel Unrwa ban: How Palestine's health, education and food services could collapse
Today, these Unrwa schools are either sheltering displaced families or reduced to rubble. Louise Wateridge, a spokesperson for Unrwa, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees ...
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In the progressive sacrament, Gaza has no ‘agency’ but UNRWA
A key corollary to ignoring the actions of the oppressed is basing policy on abstract utopian notions, such as restorative justice, regardless of their effect.
Adieu, UNRWA, stop lying to kids on gender and other commentary
Given the group’s intimate ties to Hamas, “Why on earth was UNRWA given free rein in Gaza for so long?” asks Commentary’s ...