UN agency expresses ‘grave concern’ in Hebron and warns of echoes of 2025 ‘Iron Wall’ operation.
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Antonio Guterres denounces ‘disinformation, smear campaigns’ against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
On Centre Stage, Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Hassan speaks with UNRWA’s commissioner general, Philippe Lazzarini.
Forced austerity: 600 staff laid off, Gaza salaries cut 20%, aid access blocked amid worsening humanitarian crisis.
UN condemns Israel’s demolition of UNRWA HQ in occupied East Jerusalem
Israel is revoking the licenses of 37 international organisations, forcing them to stop operations in Gaza.
Bulldozers flatten refugee housing while Israel approves 126 settler housing units and targets UN agencies.
UN member states endorsed the ICJ’s findings and pressed Israel to meet its legal obligations as an occupying power.
The agency’s commissioner-general condemns raid as a direct violation of international law.
Despite a ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid, only a fraction of the aid needed has been let into Gaza.
UNRWA schools in Gaza are serving a dual-purpose as classrooms during the day and shelters at night.
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