Hundreds of thousands of people’s lives are at risk in north and central Gaza because of a lack of food, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Thursday. UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini said the
“We will have to replace UNRWA. I directed that this process be started and I informed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about it today,” Netanyahu said. Israel has begun the process of replacing the
Espen Barth Eide has said that the funds will go to the UN agency’s efforts to provide assistance “to the 5.9 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in
The Biden administration would redirect any funds for UNRWA to other aid agencies working in Gaza if Congress passes legislation that would bar funding of the main U.N. agency for Palestinians, State Department deputy spokesperson
UNRWA, which has received a Norwegian nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, has warned it will have to cease operations by the end of this month if funding dries up significantly. Israel is planning to
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) expects its preliminary report into Israeli claims that a dozen of its employees took part in the October 7 attack on Israel to be ready by early
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has welcomed the UN’s appointment of an independent panel to investigate UNRWA and reiterated calls for the agency’s leader, Philippe Lazzarini, to resign. Israel has sought the dismantlement of the
The European Union's top diplomat said on Sunday cutting funds to UNRWA would put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk, amid allegations some of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's staff were involved in the
The head of the main U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) is visiting three Gulf states this week, seeking to drum up support after key donors suspended funding following Israeli allegations that some of its staff
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday that a Gaza food convoy was struck by the Israeli navy, which controls the waters off the territory. “This morning a food convoy waiting to move
