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What is UNRWA and why are countries suspending funding to the agency?

The United Nations agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) was established in 1949 following the Nakba or the catastrophe in which more than 700,000 Palestinians were forced to flee their homes during the creation of Israel.

Guterres: UN to punish staffers involved in ‘terror’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror" after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks

The ICJ ruling was a legal victory for Palestinian

The ICJ ruling was a legal victory for Palestinian

The January 26 court decision may be a historic one, but it does not shield the people of Gaza from the Israeli genocidal war machine. cruel circumstances, my reading of the much-anticipated preliminary ruling by

Medical situation at risk of collapse in Khan Younis as Israel battles Hamas

Medical situation at risk of collapse in Khan Younis as Israel battles Hamas

Medical facilities are at risk of collapse in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza city now at the focus of Israel’s offensive, the Gaza Health Ministry warned on Sunday, as fighting raged across the Palestinian enclave.

US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar officials in Paris for Gaza talks: Sources

US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar officials in Paris for Gaza talks: Sources

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency as well as top Egyptian, Qatari and Israeli officials were communicating in Paris on Sunday to seek a ceasefire in Gaza, officials close to the participants said.

Gaza: US sets up channel with Israel seeking answers on civilian casualties

Gaza: US sets up channel with Israel seeking answers on civilian casualties

The United States has created a channel with Israel to discuss concerns over incidents in Gaza in which civilians have been killed or injured by the Israeli military and civilian facilities have been targeted, two

Qatari PM to visit Washington soon

Qatari PM to visit Washington soon

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will visit Washington next week, the Al-Monitor news site reports, as the Gulf state mediates negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report

‘Like a mafia’: Israeli settlers, forces squeeze Palestinian shepherds out

‘Like a mafia’: Israeli settlers, forces squeeze Palestinian shepherds out

Illegal Israeli settlers harass Palestinian farmers and shepherds with support from the armed forces. Ein al-Hilweh, occupied West Bank – With two of his sons in prison and his cattle pens – his livelihood –

WHO chief breaks down describing ‘hellish’ Gaza conditions

WHO chief breaks down describing ‘hellish’ Gaza conditions

The head of the World Health Organization called for a ceasefire and a "true solution" to the Israel-Palestinian conflict in an emotional plea to the global health body's governing body on Thursday where he described

Israeli anti-government protesters gather in Tel Aviv

Israeli anti-government protesters gather in Tel Aviv

People have begun to gather at Habima Square in Tel Aviv ahead of this evening’s protests calling for elections to replace the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Demonstrators chant: “We won’t form a government