The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has made aid shipments into Gaza possible. But Israel will soon ban UNRWA, the UN agency that coordinates most of them. Experts say the ban could also have international legal ramifications.

The ban is set to go into effect next week, as aid groups are scrambling to alleviate Israel’s humanitarian catastrophe.

Extending the ceasefire depends on even more negotiations meant to begin soon and eventually tackling the tough issue of how Gaza will be governed, with Israel still demanding the elimination of Hamas. Hanging over those talks is the possibility Israel could resume its campaign to destroy the group — even as dozens of hostages remain in its hands.

UN Security Council to debate UNRWA's future after Israel banned cooperation, as Ambassador Danon calls for alternative aid organizations in Gaza.

The repercussions will be serious, most acutely effecting Gaza, but also having the potential to push the situation in the West Bank across the brink,' says senior researcher - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will soon go into effect, crippling UNRWA’s ability to work in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem

Israel's proposals to ban UNRWA have drawn widespread condemnation and warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo

The outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United States, Mike Herzog, told Axios on Monday that he expects the 47th president to reverse the US weapons-supply ban within his first few days back in

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the United Nations Security Council that “an insidious campaign to end UNRWA’s

In early January, UN Watch, a Geneva-based watchdog organization, accused UNRWA of having an “unholy alliance” with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Its 55-page report accused Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, and his colleagues of enabling infiltration by Hamas and other terror groups.

At a hearing to confirm her as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Elise Stefanik vowed to represent Trump's 'America first' agenda.