UNRWA to stop operating in Jerusalem following Israeli order

Israel: UNRWA to stop operating in Jerusalem following Israeli order
On orders from Israel, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) must stop operating in East Jerusalem as of Thursday, Jan. 30. Workers and patients of the Bab Al Zawiya health center, located inside the Old City of Jerusalem expressed to EFE their concern about this decision.
On Day One of Israeli Ban, UNRWA Jerusalem Operations Largely Intact
A U.N. spokesman told JNS that accusations that the global body pressured agencies not to absorb UNRWA’s mandate are untrue.
UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban
UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with Israeli authorities.
UNRWA carries on aid work despite Israeli ban, hostilities
The U.N. Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the occupied territories and Gaza was still ongoing on Friday despite an Israeli ban that took effect a day before and what it described as hostility towards its staff.
What happens to UNRWA following Israeli ban?
Laws passed by the Israeli Knesset in October took effect on Thursday, banning UNRWA from Israeli soil and forbidding contact with Israeli officials. The UN Palestinian refugee agency vowed to continue its operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
UNRWA chief: Israel’s UNRWA ban will have ‘disastrous’ consequences
UNRWA is banned from operating in Israel and East Jerusalem, and its ability to aid Palestinians in Gaza faces severe restrictions. Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s Communications Director, discusses the impact of Israel’s move to ban the U.
Israel ban on UNRWA enters into force despite global criticism
The Israeli ban on the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday came into effect despite criticism and backlash, impacting the work of the organization in Gaza and the West
Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'
Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows ...
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian ...
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Trump to withdraw US from UN Rights Council, extend UNRWA funds ban: Report
The US president is expected to sign the orders cutting ties with the UN agencies as Netanyahu visits the White House.
Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency
On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, ...
Jerusalem set to replace UNRWA services as critics warn of gaps
Civil society organizations warned that the ministry’s preparation were insufficient and would leave civilians in limbo.
UN agency for Palestinians readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other ...
Israel’s looming ban on UNRWA deeply worries Palestinians in Jerusalem refugee camp
In the Shuafat refugee camp, a hardscrabble district in east Jerusalem surrounded by a hulking concrete wall, intense ...
Israel orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: 'miserably failed in its mandate'
The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called ...