Israel, Palestinian refugees

Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here’s what that looks like
Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic
Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency
On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli officials from any contact with the agency.
Palestinian fear and Israeli celebrations as Unrwa ban begins
UN refugee agency says it has not received any official statement on how Israel's parliament will implement ban
Israel Is Urged to Reverse Course on Palestinian Aid Agency Ban
Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council said planned restrictions on the agency, UNRWA, would imperil Palestinians. Only the U.S. sides with Israel.
Israeli ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees will 'undermine' Gaza ceasefire: Official
The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Tuesday that Israel's impending ban on the UN agency "will undermine" the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.
UNRWA Says Israel Ban Will Be Disastrous, US Says Exaggeration
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.
UN Palestinian refugee agency HQ in east Jerusalem deserted as Israeli ban takes effect
The headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, was deserted on Wednesday as staff left before a pair of Israeli laws came into effect Thursday banning the orga
Israel's looming Unrwa ban a catastrophe, UN Palestinian refugee agency warns
Israeli officials have not spelt out how they will enforce the legislation passed last year by Israel's parliament, which accused Unrwa of being complicit with Hamas - an allegati
What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians
Vital humanitarian aid to Gaza is due to be cut off as Israel's ban on the UN refugee agency for Palestinians comes into effect.
Israel’s looming ban on UNRWA deeply worries Palestinians in Jerusalem refugee camp
In the Shuafat refugee camp, a hardscrabble district in east Jerusalem surrounded by a hulking concrete wall, intense security checks make venturing out exasperating.
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‘We will suffocate’: Palestinian refugees in Gaza fear UNRWA ban
For the duration of Israel’s 15-month war on Gaza, which has uprooted most of its population and reduced most of the enclave ...
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Dear World: This is What Palestinian Unity Looks Like
The war has forged an unbreakable Palestinian unity—one built not in conference halls but in the streets, the rubble, and the ...
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Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Arab allies and confounds a Republican senator
DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries’ governments and left a ...
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Jordan calls for resuming UNRWA operations as Israeli ban takes effect
Israeli ban on operations of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) takes effect on Thursday - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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Foreign Minister, UNRWA chief discuss boosting humanitarian aid in Gaza
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met on Thursday with Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe ...
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SHOSHANA BRYEN: Trump Has A Rare Opportunity To Totally Transform Gaza
President Donald Trump was contemplating, and, as he often does, set off a firestorm. Gaza is, he said, “literally a ...
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UNRWA activities become illegal in Israel
Laws passed in October went into effect, barring the U.N. agency from the Jewish state and barring state officials from communicating with the group.
Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says
Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with ...