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Israeli attacks kill 51 Palestinians across Gaza, as Netanyahu’s government ignores international pleas to halt war.
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Sunday called Israel’s denial of famine in the war-torn Gaza Strip “the most obscene expression of dehumanization.” “Famine is the last ...
Ishaq Dar calls for a permanent Gaza ceasefire, UN action against Israel, and stronger OIC unity for Palestinian statehood.
International aid workers accuse Israel of waging a concerted campaign to muzzle their advocacy and control their response in ...
On Friday, shortly after the UN’s declaration of famine in Gaza City, the ministry confirmed that three people, including two ...
Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical ...
Israel says hundreds of Palestinian fighters work for UNRWA, without providing evidence, and that more than a dozen employees took part in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
Israel’s Parliament passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of UNRWA, the main U.N. agency that aids Palestinians, by barring its operations in the country.
Israel’s move means UNRWA’s mission to provide health care, education, and food to millions of Palestinian refugees “may become impossible without decisive intervention by the General ...
In later decades, the UNRWA switched its primary focus from jobs to education at the urging of Palestinian refugees. But the UNRWA’s education materials were viewed by Israel as further feeding ...
Israel claims that more than 100 Hamas operatives are employed by UNRWA, and that the agency has deepening ties with the militant group that seized power in Gaza in 2007.