UNRWA, Israel and west bank

Israel releases 110 Palestinian prisoners on same day UNRWA ban comes into effect
Israel had delayed their release in protest against the way the seven hostages freed by Hamas were treated as they were handed over to Red Cross staff in Khan Younis. View on euronews
Israeli ban on UNRWA takes effect, imperiling aid to Palestinians
U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the occupied Palestinian territories for as long as possible.
'Specter of collapse': What does Israel's ban on UNRWA mean for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza?
We very much hope this decision will be withdrawn,' UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler says on Israel's looming ban on the agency, set to take effect Thursday - Anadolu Ajansı
Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into effect despite backlash
On Thursday, the law, which was passed in October, bans UNRWA from operating on Israeli land, including in occupied East Jerusalem, and contact with Israeli authorities is forbidd
Experts: Israel’s UNRWA Ban Threatens “Backbone” of Gaza Humanitarian Operation
The ban is set to go into effect next week, as aid groups are scrambling to alleviate Israel’s humanitarian catastrophe.
Israeli ban on UNRWA to 'undermine' Gaza cease-fire: Agency head
Israel's impending ban on the U.N. agency critical for supporting Palestinians 'will undermine' the cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip, the head of
UNRWA says Israel ban will be disastrous, US says exaggeration
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.
UNRWA staff in Gaza fear destitution from impact of Israeli ban
Gaza Employees and those reliant on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees are "deeply worried" for their future as the organisation's operations in Gaza and elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian territories will be forced to a halt on Thursday.
Guterres urges Israel to reverse UNRWA ban
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Israeli government to revoke its decision mandating the cessation of all operations by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Jerusalem and the evacuation of its premises by the end of Thursday.
“Huge consequences” for Palestinians if Israel bans UNRWA
Philippe Lazzarini from UNRWA, talks about the profound consequences of an Israeli ban on UNRWA.
Israel’s UNRWA Ban in East Jerusalem Sparks International Concern
Arabian Post -Israel has mandated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees to cease all operations in East Jerusalem by January 30, 2025. This directive compels UNRWA to vacate its premises and halt services that tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees depend on,
‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force
Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that ...
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 ...
Top U.S. Envoy Makes Rare Trip to Gaza Strip to Bolster Cease-Fire
Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime ...
‘We came back for nothing’: Returning home to northern Gaza, Palestinians find death and destruction
Khamis and Ahmad Imarah knew they wouldn’t find much more than rubble when returning to their home in northern Gaza. But they had to go. Their father and brother are still buried under the debris, ...
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Palestinian refugee agency work in Gaza continues: UN
UNRWA clinics across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are open,’ says spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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UN forms task force to coordinate war debris removal in Gaza
International organisations and donor entities have begun assessing aid plans, funding programmes and development initiatives ...
Trump wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza. Here’s what this could mean for the Middle East
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by moving more than a million Palestinians to neighboring ...
Gaza Militants Hand Over Eight More Hostages
Palestinian militants on Thursday freed three Israeli hostages and five foreigners captured in the October 7, 2023 attack on ...