UN, Israel and Gaza

Israel urging UN agencies, aid groups to replace UNRWA in Gaza, envoy says
Israel is actively encouraging U.N. agencies and other aid groups to take over the work of the U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) in Gaza, Israel's ambassador said on Monday, after banning the agency on Israeli territory in January.
Jerusalem pushing UN agencies to take over for UNRWA, Israeli envoy says
We do see U.N. agencies, organizations standing up and showing interest,” an Israeli diplomatic official told JNS, of the effort to replace UNRWA.The post Jerusalem pushing UN agencies to take
'Weaponisation of humanitarian aid': UNRWA warns of hunger as Israel blocks aid to Gaza
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA has warned that the situation in Gaza is "deteriorating very, very quickly", more than a week after Israel again halted all supplies from entering the Gaza Strip.
UNRWA chief warns Israeli blockade risks return of hunger crisis in Gaza
Whatever the intent is, it's clearly a weaponization of humanitarian aid into Gaza,' says Lazzarini, calling continuation of aid flow 'critical' - Anadolu Ajansı
Gaza hunger crisis could return if Israeli blockade continues, UN relief agency chief says
There is a risk that Gaza experiences another hunger crisis if Israel continues to block aid, the head of the U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) in Gaza said on Monday, warning the situation is quickly deteriorating.
Israel says it is seeking ‘substitutes’ for UNRWA in Gaza
UNRWA has been banned from operating on Israeli soil after it was accused of providing cover for Hamas militants. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UN official accuses Israel of weaponising aid to Gaza
Philippe Lazzarini warns of a renewed hunger crisis unless aid and electricity supplies resume.
UNRWA demands humanitarian access to Gaza as Israel blocks aid
UNRWA released a report on Sunday on the human rights situation in Palestine from February 26 to March 4, in which the agency demanded that Israel lift its Gaza blockade to allow essential
Millionaire refugees: The charged debate over UNRWA’s defining policy and its future
Who qualifies as a Palestinian refugee? And should this status be inherited indefinitely – even by millionaires?
The Blogs | The Times of Israel on MSN5d
Dear UNRWA, citizens of Palestine can’t also be Palestinian refugees
If the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem are an independent state, what is the status of someone born in Ramallah after '49?
CounterPunch1d
Stop the Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid
Israel’s assault on Gaza, with backing from the United States, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet ...
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UNRWA Chief Mourns Colleague Killed in Syria
Saddened that one of our colleagues in UNRWA Syria was killed last night. He was caught in cross fire on his way back from ...
Al-Monitor on MSN3d
Only a functioning Palestinian state could replace UNRWA: agency chief
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday rejected Israel's assertion that other organisations could ...
Human Rights Watch7d
Organizational Letter to Congress in Support of the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025
We, the undersigned 124 civil society organizations, write to respectfully request your support for the restoration of United ...
Palestinian News & Information Agency-WAFA6d
UNRWA says Northern West Bank refugee camps nearly emptied amid widespread destruction
UNRWA teams on the ground are working to meet the needs of those displaced, under the ever-shrinking humanitarian space in the West Bank. The Israeli anti-UNRWA laws, which came into effect on 30 ...
UN official denies seeing 'a shred of evidence' showing staff in Gaza held hostages
Tom Fletcher, a top UN humanitarian aid official, says he has not seen "a shred of evidence" linking the international body's workers in Gaza to Hamas hostages.