The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, says an Israeli ban on his institution has not ...

The international community and the UN must now take the PA’s definition of political UNRWA at face value and let Israel’s shuttering of UNRWA signal the start of a process of its phasing-out.

Here is a look at what the ban could mean for Palestinians in Gaza and beyond. The relationship between Israel and UNRWA has been tense for decades. The U.N. agency was founded in 1949 to care for ...

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Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...

We very much hope this decision will be withdrawn,' UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler says on Israel's looming ban on the ...

Millions of Palestinians rely on the UN agency, not only in Gaza but also across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. | ...

UN officials described UNRWA as the "backbone of the humanitarian response" there, meaning that it is the only organisation with a comprehensive network aid storage and distribution capabilities ...

Israeli laws smothering the operations of the United Nations Palestinian aid agency come into force on Thursday, leaving ...

Israel has also long argued that UNRWA perpetuates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by using this definition of refugee, the only case in which the status is passed down generationally.

And, again, does the fact that they are still operating, the Israeli government appears to be allowing them to operate, mean that the Israeli government in some ways needs UNRWA? BRIG GEN.

On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, ...