Besides UNRWA’s critical humanitarian role, refugees – who account for 71 percent of Gaza’s population – fear they will be left without a link to their family’s original homes or a right to ever ...

He and his wife hold UNRWA ID cards too. “UNRWA is a lifesaver,” Hamad says. “It has been a safe haven for us – providing food, shelter and healthcare, and even recreational activities for our ...

visa duration and lack of issuing diplomatic ID cards. These challenges have inhibited our effectiveness to work as a Headquarters in Jerusalem”. De facto annexation If UNRWA is expelled from East ...

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas' office has decried Israel's military offensive in the West Bank, accusing the state of ...

visa duration and lack of issuing diplomatic ID cards. “These challenges have inhibited our effectiveness to work as a Headquarters in Jerusalem.” De facto annexation If UNRWA is expelled from East ...

The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.

The head of UNRWA has warned that an Israeli ban on the organization would greatly disrupt crucial humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip and threaten the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council ...