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Israel bans UN Palestine Aid Agency amid crisis

In a significant move, Israel has now banned the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), worsening the already critical humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This action aligns with South Africa’s recent filing of genocide details to the International Court of Justice, amplifying concerns for the safety and health of Palestinians amidst intensified attacks on Gaza. Palestinian doctor Dr. Khalid Owesi explained, “This issue has been ongoing within the Israeli government, particularly […]

today29 October 2024

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Hamas expresses condemnation towards the Israeli occupation army after executing an airstrike on Al-Jaouni

By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, expressed condemnation towards the Israeli occupation army after executing an airstrike on Al-Jaouni, a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, that shelters thousands of displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. "The airstrike, which left 14 martyrs in a preliminary toll, with several victims under the rubble, can be added to the series of massacres […]

today12 September 2024

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UNRWA: West Bank situation worsening daily

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced on Friday that the humanitarian situation in the occupied West Bank is “worsening daily”, calling for ending Israel’s silent war on the West Bank. The statement was posted on the agency’s X account. “Nur Shams and Tulkarm camps are suffering from water shortages & electricity outages,” it noted, adding: “Israeli Security Forces’ operations continue causing destruction & threatening the […]

today3 August 2024

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Thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza’s Khan Yunis fleeing Israeli attacks: UN agency

Thousands of families in Khan Yunis are fleeing Israeli airstrikes and military operations, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported on Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Families in Khan Yunis have yet again received evacuation orders from Israeli authorities,” UNRWA stated. “The cycle of fear and displacement has gone on too long. Everyone is exhausted,” it noted. Additionally, the Palestine Red Crescent announced that its Maan and Bani Suhaila clinics are out […]

today23 July 2024

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Artist, Taima Salama, devoted herself to helping the blind in Gaza

Taima says, I used my background in fine arts and my ability to do this type of work in order to provide good content to blind students in their school affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza. Taima told MEMO that modelling the pictures in the stories allows blind children to better understand the stories and compensate for the pictures they cannot see, allowing them […]

today23 January 2023

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Hamas: UNRWA financial crisis ‘man-made’

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Wednesday that the financial crisis of the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is "man-made" and its main goal is to "abolish the refugees' issue and dismantle the UN agency." "The Hamas movement is extremely concerned about UNRWA's announcement by the agency's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini that the UN body has decided to partially postpone the payment of salaries of almost 28,000 […]

today12 November 2020

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UNRWA services reduction start to bite

The head of the World People’s Assembly in Support of Gaza, Dr. Essam Yousef, warned against continued reduction of the services of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), considering that its catastrophic consequences will affect all aspects of the Palestinian refugees’ lives. In a press statement, Yousef explained that the impact of UNRWA’s reduction of its services has started impact key sectors of the lives […]

today2 March 2018

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