UN ends UNRWA probe

UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against 19 staff from the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA for allegedly taking part in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel have closed one case due to a lack of evidence from Israel and suspended four more, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

Germany to resume cooperation with UNRWA

The German government plans to resume cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza, the foreign and development ministries said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Finland backs UNRWA activities

Finland says it supports the activities of the UN relief works agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) across the region, with 10% of the country’s support for the agency this year earmarked for “risk management”.

No evidence for Israeli UNRWA claims

Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency UNRWA were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack, an independent review led by the former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has said.

UNRWA: Israel’s war on Gaza means ‘never-ending displacement’

The UN Palestinian refugee agency, which is the main UN agency in Gaza, said that six months of Israel’s war in Gaza meant “6 months of never-ending displacement” for the Palestinians in the territory.

UNRWA: Israel continues to deny agency aid access to north Gaza

Israel has continued to block the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from bringing food and other aid into northern Gaza, where hunger is most prevalent, UNRWA says in its latest situation update.

Israel asks UN to dismantle UNRWA

Israel has given the UN a proposal to dismantle UNRWA, its relief agency in the Palestinian territories, and transfer its staff to a replacement agency to make large-scale food deliveries into Gaza, according to UN sources.

Israel bans UNRWA aid trucks to north Gaza: UN

 Israel has informed the UN that it will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to north Gaza, says agency head, where 70 percent of people face highest level of food scarcity.

Israel bombs aid distribution center in Rafah

A Palestinian journalist has posted footage on his Instagram account showing the bloodstained floor of an aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Rafah in the south Gaza Strip.

UNRWA chief: UN Palestinian refugee agency at risk of death

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency is at “risk of death” after a string of donors suspended their funding over Israeli allegations some staff took part in the October 7 attacks by Hamas in southern Israel, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said.

UNRWA: 63 women killed in Gaza per day

An average of 63 women are killed every day, with 37 of them being mothers “who leave their families behind” in the Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, Hurriyet Daily reported.

Aid agencies urge EU to resume UNRWA funding

Seventeen international aid agencies have signed a joint statement calling on the European Union and member states to resume funding to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).

UNRWA forced to 'stretch every dollar' amid $450m budget shortfall

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been forced to “stretch every dollar” and juggle its finances in order to continue vital work in Gaza after 18 donor countries suspended funding over allegations of links to Hamas, the Guardian reported.

UNRWA: Calls to terminate mandate ‘short-sighted’

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has said calls to dismantle the UN agency for Palestinians are short-sighted and that terminating its mandate would deepen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Hamas: Israeli claim about a command tunnel under UNRWA HQ ‘lies’

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has dismissed the Israeli military statement that the group operated a tunnel network hundreds of meters long and running partly under UNRWA‘s Gaza headquarters as “lies.”

EU: Defunding UNRWA disproportionate, dangerous'

Halting funds to UNRWA would be “disproportionate and dangerous”, the EU foreign policy chief has warned, after Israeli accusations that 12 members of the Palestinian refugee agency’s staff took part in the October 7 attack on Israel.

UN human rights experts slam UNRWA defunding 

UN human rights experts condemned in the "strongest possible terms" any attempts to "delegitimize" the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.

UN agencies say UNRWA funding cut 'catastrophic'

The heads of United Nations humanitarian agencies said that cutting funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) would have "catastrophic consequences" for Gaza.

By Ali Karbalaei

Why are Israeli allies pausing UNRWA funding? 

How Israel twisted the ICJ interim ruling against UNRWA 

TEHRAN- Some Western countries, including the Israeli regime's staunchest allies, the United States and Britain, have decided to stop sending funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).