Gaza, UNRWA and Israel

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.
'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
Israel seeking 'substitutes' for UNRWA in Gaza: ambassador
Israel said Monday that it was "encouraging" other UN agencies and NGOs to take over the assistance provided in war-ravaged Gaza by UNRWA, after Israel cut ties with the aid agency. Israel, he said, was actively "encouraging UN agencies and NGOs to take over".
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
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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 ...
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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 ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel on MSN4d
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?
Al-Monitor on MSN2d
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 ...
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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 ...
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water
Israel’s “starvation policy.” Sunday’s announcement came a week after Israel suspended supplies of goods to the territory of ...
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Mother of kidnapped hostage confronts UN: “UNRWA is the attacker, not the victim”
Samerano’s son, Yonatan, was shot, abducted, and remains in captivity in Gaza, allegedly at the hands of a UNRWA employee.
Agence France-Presse on MSN6d
UNRWA warns Israel's West Bank operation aligns with annexation 'vision'
A major Israeli offensive which over several weeks has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians and ravaged refugee camps increasingly appears to be aligned with the "vision of annexation" of the ...