The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and voiced strong support for the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). On Wednesday, the 193-member assembly passed a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which was adopted with 158 votes in favour, nine against, … Read more
The Foreign Ministry on Sunday night informed the UN of the termination of the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA. This longstanding agreement had enabled UNRWA to operate in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza for 57 years. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘I Feel Sorry For Joshua’ After Knockout Loss To Dubois – Fury EPL: What We’re … Read more
Israel’s parliament has voted to pass legislation prohibiting the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) from operating within Israel and in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, with implementation set to begin within three months. This decision will also ban contact between UNRWA employees and Israeli officials, significantly hindering the agency’s operations in both Gaza and the Israeli-occupied … Read more
At least 16 Palestinians have been killed and 50 others injured in an Israeli attack on a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school sheltering displaced people in the al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Palestinian Ministry of Health made this known, stating that the attack on Al-Jaouni school … Read more