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

The fate of the UN agency responsible for providing relief to Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is left uncertain after an Israeli ...

yanked down the blue-and-white U.N. flag, hoisting up Israel’s blue-and-white instead. The building was largely empty.

Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...

The United Nations flag flutters atop the United Nations Relief and Works Agency-UNRWA's West Bank Field Office in Jerusalem on Wednesday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel cut ties with the UN ...

The order against the agency, known as UNRWA ... the blue-and-white U.N. flag, hoisting up Israel’s blue-and-white instead. The building was largely empty. Palestinian staff, who make up ...

Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the ... that the U.N. flag would offer them some level of protection. So without information and ...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ... that protection under the UN flag." Mr Illouz said the flaws in the organisation should never had led to violence against ...

Local Palestinian staff remained in place and UNRWA did not have plans to close ... "The building continues to fly the UN flag," he said, adding that staff had taken precautions ahead of time.