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Israel Must Stop Its Campaign Against UNRWA
The war in Gaza has produced a blatant disregard for the mission of the United Nations, including outrageous attacks on the employees, facilities and operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. These attacks must ...
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U.N. agency that helps Palestinians says it has closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after attacks and fire.
The main United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, known as UNRWA, said on Thursday that it had temporarily closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem for the safety of its staff after parts of the compound were set on fire following weeks of ...
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After U.N. Report, Germany Says It Will Resume Funding for UNRWA
Germany said on Wednesday that it would resume funding for the main U.N. agency aiding Palestinians in Gaza, known as UNRWA, after an independent review found that Israel had not provided evidence of allegations that led many donor nations to ...
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Israel Hasn’t Offered Evidence Tying U.N. Workers to Terrorism, Review Says
Israel has not provided evidence to support its allegations that many employees of the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees are members of terrorist organizations, according to an independent review commissioned by the United Nations that was ...
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A U.N. agency says one of its workers was killed when Israeli forces hit an aid warehouse in Rafah.
Israeli forces hit an aid warehouse in Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, on Wednesday, killing at least one staff member of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and injuring 22 others, the agency said. UNRWA is the largest aid group on the ...
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Israeli Minister Blocks Flour From Reaching UNRWA in Gaza
The Israeli finance ministry has blocked deliveries of food for Gaza because the shipments were intended to reach the main U.N. agency for Palestinians, Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said on Tuesday. Mr. Smotrich, a hard-right settler ...
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With 102 Workers Killed, U.N. Agency in Gaza Struggles to Provide Aid
Even before the war, the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees was struggling financially. Now, it faces an even bigger crisis.
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What is UNRWA? Here’s what to know about the largest aid organization in Gaza.
The U.N. agency that has been aiding Palestinian refugees for the past 74 years said on Thursday that it had begun to significantly reduce its operations in the Gaza Strip after nearly exhausting its fuel reserves, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis ...