The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the leading institution dedicated to the humanitarian needs of the besieged people in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s devastating war, which has left more than 43,000 people dead, nearly half that number orphaned, and more than 100,000 wounded. And […]
A Beirut scuole chiuse dopo i pesanti raid israeliani Scuole chiuse oggi a Beirut, all’indomani di pesanti attacchi aerei israeliani che hanno preso di mira il cuore della capitale libanese, uccidendo il capo dei media di Hezbollah, Mohammad Afif. L’esercito israeliano ha effettuato nuovi attacchi nella notte e lunedì mattina in diverse zone del sud […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Israel & Middle East More than 10 per cent of UNRWA principals and senior educators in Gaza are members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad, according to an Israeli NGO Published Nov 15, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if […]
The United States on Monday urged Israel to take action over violence by settlers in the West Bank, voicing alarm after the torching of nearly 20 cars near Ramallah. “The United States is deeply concerned by these and other recent reports of increasing extremist settler violence in the West Bank,” US State Department spokesman Matthew […]
Ya es oficial. Israel corta toda relación con la UNRWA, la agencia de las Naciones Unidas para los refugiados palestinos. Así lo ha comunicado su ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Israel Katz, este lunes a la ONU. Después de aprobar la semana pasada dos leyes que prohibían toda actividad de esta agencia clave, que atiende a […]
UN security council warns against attempts to dismantle Unrwa The UN security council on Wednesday “strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish” the operations and mandate of the UN Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, after Israel passed a law banning its operations. Reuters reports that in a statement adopted by consensus, the 15-member body […]
Until this morning, 38-year-old Hussam Abu Ghaban had not heard of the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban the UN agency responsible for his family’s welfare. Now, with the Israeli Knesset passing two bills banning the agency from Israel and choking off its ability to work in Gaza, the family does not know what to do. […]
Hezbollah named Naim Qassem its new leader. Israel passed two laws that could seriously impede the work of UNRWA, the United Nations’ aid agency in Gaza. Source link
Humanitarian system in Gaza will collapse if Unrwa is unable to operate, warns Unicef Unicef spokesperson James Elder has been answering questions from the media about last night’s vote in the Israeli parliament that would effectively ban Unrwa, the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, from operating within Israel. “If Unrwa is unable to operate, it’ll likely […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main U.N. agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil, severing ties with it. The laws, which do not immediately take effect, signal a new low for a long-troubled relationship between […]