President Trump halted U.S. funding for UNRWA on Tuesday. Israel enacted a ban on the agency. The cost for civilians in Gaza ...

Over 270 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have ...

UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian Refugees ...

“I support the members of parliament for their demand from the UN Secretary-General and their support for what we have long proven — Hamas has taken over UNRWA,” Dannon wrote on X.

The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.

Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s commissioner-general, expressed relief at ... Yona Schiffmiller, director of research at NGO Monitor, further illuminated Hamas’ involvement in the humanitarian ...

"A couple of dozen staff had to leave Jerusalem overnight," Juliette Touma, UNRWA director of communications ... spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General. "The building continues to fly the ...

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned of “disastrous” consequences as a result of the implementation of the ban, underscoring that curtailing UNRWA’s work would undermine the ...

Some 139,000 people have given to UNRWA USA since October 2023, said Mara Kronenfeld, its executive director, a huge jump from the 7,000 people it counted among its donor base before the current war.

commissioner general of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, also known as UNRWA, said in an interview with The Associated Press during a visit to Beirut. Israel last week formally banned UNRWA from ...