UNRWA, Israel and Jerusalem

Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'
Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows Knesset legislation severing ties with the agency.
Israel: UNRWA has five days to leave Jerusalem
Outlawing the U.N. agency is “a direct response to the widespread infiltration of UNRWA’s ranks by Hamas,” Ambassador Danny Danon said.
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.
Israel demands UNRWA cease activities in east Jerusalem by January 30
This marks the enforcement of legislation passed by the Knesset in October 2024 that bans UNRWA’s operations within Israel's jurisdiction - Click on the link for more
Israel: UNRWA must leave Jerusalem by January 30
Israel on Friday said that the UN's Palestinian aid agency UNRWA has until the end of January to leave Jerusalem. UNRWA must "cease its operations in Jerusalem, and evacuate all premises in which it operates in the city,
Experts: Israel’s UNRWA Ban Threatens “Backbone” of Gaza Humanitarian Operation
The ban is set to go into effect next week, as aid groups are scrambling to alleviate Israel’s humanitarian catastrophe.
Israel gives UN Palestinian agency ultimatum to leave Jerusalem
Israel’s UN ambassador on Friday announced that the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees must end its operations and vacate all its premises in Jerusalem by January 30, 2025. Defying international concerns,
Israel to ban UNRWA by end of January
Israel and some of its allies is accusing UNRWA that some of its employees may have participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.
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UNRWA releases video said to show workers distributing aid in northern Gaza
Video released by the UN relief agency UNRWA said to show workers distributing boxes with humanitarian aid in northern Gaza, ...
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UNRWA ban could cripple already worsening conditions in occupied Palestinian territories: Report
The repercussions will be serious, most acutely effecting Gaza, but also having the potential to push the situation in the ...
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Trump nominee vows to combat ‘antisemitic rot’ at UN, slams UNRWA’s ‘terrorist ties’
Touting her grilling of university heads over campus antisemitism, Elise Stefanik vows to take similar approach at UN; also ...
UNRWA chief: Israel’s planned dismantling of aid agency would be ‘catastrophic’
Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will soon go into effect, crippling UNRWA’s ability to work in Gaza, the ...
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Report: Trump to sign executive order barring US aid to UNRWA
Trump Admin. officials say President will sign an executive order on his first day in office barring the giving of foreign ...
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UNRWA facing unprecedented challenges in Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been working to support ...
Trump's Israel support comes with strings attached
Week one of Trump's presidency reveals dual approach: public backing for Israel through executive orders while pressuring ...