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Israel’s relations with the UN hit a new low with Unrwa ban

Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees…

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Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further in Gaza and the West Bank

The Independent UK

Israel's Ban On UNRWA Raises Concerns For Middle East

UNRWA chief warns of dire repercussions in the Middle East as Israel bans the agency, sparking international concern.

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‘Intolerable’, ‘dangerous precedent’: World condemns Israel’s UNRWA ban

Israeli laws will prevent UNRWA from providing life-saving support to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

UNRWA Commissioner-General Criticizes Israel's Ban As Violating International Law

UNRWA Commissioner-General criticizes Israel's ban, raising concerns about humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees and potential violations of internation...

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Israeli parliament approves bill to ban UN Gaza aid body

ISRAEL has passed two laws banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from working in Israel and in occupied Palestinian territory.

The National (Scotland)

Israel wants to shut down the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. What would that mean?

Two bills making their way through Israel’s parliament would sever its ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, strip it of legal immunities and effectively bar it from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

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Middle East latest: 3 media staffers are killed in Lebanon

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies

The Independent UK

Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief says – as it happened

Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza

The Guardian - US

Parts of Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements ‘unconstitutional’

Micheal Martin said parts of the Occupied Territories Bill need to be changed to withstand a legal challenge.

Evening Standard

UN Accuses Israel Of Blocking Aid To Northern Gaza

UN accuses Israel of obstructing aid delivery to northern Gaza, worsening humanitarian crisis. Calls for access to essential supplies and condemns weaponiz...

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'Disinformation': UN agency refutes claim staff member killed with Hamas leader

REPORTS that a UN staff member was killed alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar have been described as "disinformation" by the head of a UN…

The National (Scotland)

UN Cancels Polio Vaccinations In Gaza Due To Airstrike Damage

UN cancels polio vaccinations in Gaza due to airstrike damage. Urgent plea for end to violence in the region.

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Rescuers Say Israeli Strike On Gaza School Kills 28

Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.

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The Guardian - AU

At least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say – as it happened

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The Independent UK

UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes

The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate.”

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UN Official Warns Of Humanitarian Response Disintegration In Gaza

UN official warns of potential crisis in Gaza if UNRWA is banned from Israeli territory, highlighting the urgent need for diplomatic efforts to ensure huma...

Al Jazeera

Bolivia joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel

South American state ‘has a responsibility to condemn the crime of genocide’, it says in its filing.

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The Independent UK

400,000 trapped in hell of northern Gaza, UN says, as death toll passes 42,000

Up to 51,000 children in the besieged Gaza strip could be unaccompanied or separated from their parents

The Guardian - UK

At least 400,000 people trapped by Israel’s latest Gaza offensive, says Unrwa

Raid centred on Jabaliya camp is worsening hunger and threatening polio vaccine campaign, says Philippe Lazzarini

The Independent UK

Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says the top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was one of its employees but had no function as he was placed on administrative leave since March

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Gaza war: UN worker killed in West Bank during Israeli operation – as it happened

UN Palestinian relief agency says employee was first to be killed in the territory in more than a decade, but Israeli military says he was a ‘terrorist’

The Guardian - UK

Israel seeking to close down Unrwa, says agency’s chief after school bombing

Philippe Lazzarini says closure would have ‘devastating consequences’ and calls for investigation into deadly strike

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UNRWA Head Warns Of Education Crisis For Gaza Children

UNRWA Commissioner-General highlights urgent need to address education crisis in Gaza post-conflict to prevent long-term consequences on Palestinian children.

Al Jazeera

UNRWA head accuses Israel of buying Google ads to block donations to agency

Commissioner-general says Israeli government has undertaken a defamation campaign against the UN agency.

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