What to know about Israel's ban on UN agency for Palestinians
1 day ago · UNRWA has a large compound in east Jerusalem and works in the Shuafat refugee camp there. According to Mr Jonathan Fowler, a spokesman for the agency, 750 children attend UNRWA schools in east ...
Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
3 days ago · Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, said in a letter addressed to the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, “UNRWA is required to cease its operations in Jerusalem and evacuate ...
UN agency UNRWA says Israel orders it to stop East Jerusalem …
1 day ago · UNRWA operates in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza; GENEVA/JERUSALEM, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by Israel to vacate ...
Israel: UNRWA has five days to leave Jerusalem - JNS.org
3 days ago · “Israel expects that UNRWA take all the necessary steps to cease its operations in Jerusalem and evacuate all premises in which it operates in the city within the stated time frame,” wrote Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon in a letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.
Israel reminds UNRWA it must end operations in Jerusalem and …
3 days ago · UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, must end operations and leave all its “premises” in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel’s UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in ...
The Government of Israel orders UNRWA to vacate its premises in ...
1 day ago · The UNRWA Headquarters in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem, where the Agency has had an established presence for more than 70 years, is the centre of operations of the ...
What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it? - BBC
Oct 29, 2024 · Israel's parliament voted on Monday evening to ban the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and occupied East Jerusalem. Contact between Unrwa employees and...
UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem to be seized
Oct 11, 2024 · According to information released to the public today, the entire UNRWA area in Ma'alot Dafna, Jerusalem, is slated to become a housing project with 1,440 units, and the project is in its preparatory stages.
UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ... - CNN
May 10, 2024 · The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set on fire by “Israeli extremists” while staff were inside, its chief...
UNRWA shuts Jerusalem headquarters after Israelis allegedly set …
May 10, 2024 · This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem. This took place while UNRWA and other UN Agencies’ staff were on the...