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Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which was passed by the Knesset with broad support. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency. Sharing a post on X, Israel PMO said,…
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United Nations: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its “premises” in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel’s UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation. Defying international concern, Israeli lawmakers have passed a law that bars the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel and east Jerusalem,…
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The US said on Monday it was “deeply concerned” about the bill under consideration. Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel, despite objections from the United States. Lawmakers passed the bill with 92 votes in favour and 10 against, after years…
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A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinians a terrorist organisation and proposes to…
About 2.2 million, or about 41% of the total population, of Palestinians were residing in the Gaza Strip. New Delhi: The Palestinian Embassy on Tuesday thanked India as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a part of its annual contribution at USD…
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United Nations, US: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it had enough funds to continue operating through September, following a pledging conference for the embattled body where UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for help from donors. “We have worked tirelessly with partners to restore confidence in the agency,” UNRWA chief…
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Israeli soldiers stand on a tank near the border with the Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Hostilities continue in Rafah and southern Gaza despite the Israeli military’s announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to enter, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told reporters in Oslo on June 17. Israeli…
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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini gestures after a briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on April 30 that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over…
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“”This war is a war on children”, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said. Geneva: More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday. “Staggering. The number of children…
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UN aid agency for Palestinian has been at the centre of controversy since war started. Jerusalem: Israel’s military on Monday accused the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, of employing “over 450 terrorists” belonging to groups including Hamas. The allegation heightens Israel’s campaign against the agency which is at the centre of efforts to…
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