Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Ten children per day are losing one or both of their legs in Israel attacks in Gaza, the head of the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Tuesday. “Basically we have every day 10 children who are losing one leg or two legs on average,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told reporters […...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Heavy Israeli bombardment rocked the southern Gaza city of Rafah Saturday, as the United Nations said 800,000 people had been “forced to flee” Israel’s assault. Israel’s military said air strikes hit more than 70 targets across Gaza while ground troops conducted “targeted...
Frankfurt, Germany — AFP Germany has condemned the “escalation of violent protest” against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in occupied east Jerusalem, which temporarily closed its headquarters there following repeated attacks. “Israel must ensure the protection of UN facilities and personnel in the occupied Pales...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has temporarily shuttered its east Jerusalem headquarters after Zionist extremists set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks. “This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in occu...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over unfounded allegations of some UNRWA staff participating in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at […]
United Nations, United States – AFP Dismantling the UN Palestinian refugee aid agency (UNRWA) would sacrifice a “generation of children,” its chief Philippe Lazzarini warned on Monday amid an increasingly bitter row between the UN and Israel. “Dismantling UNRWA is short-sighted. By doing so, we will sacrifice an entire ...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) is likely to shut down operations by the end of February amid a suspension of funding by Western countries, its chief warned Thursday. “As the war in Gaza is being pursued unabated, and at the time the International Court of Justice calls for more humanitarian assistance, […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has condemned the termination of contracts for some staffers of the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). This decision was based on unfounded Israeli allegations of their involvement in the October 7 attack. “We strongly denounce the agency’s decision to terminate the contracts of several UN...
LONDON (AA) – Ireland supports investigation into alleged involvement of some UN staff in the October 7 attacks, but will not pause aid for Gaza. “Full confidence in @UNLazzarini’s (agency head Philippe Lazzarini) decision to immediately suspend @UNRWA staff suspected of participation in the heinous attacks of October 7, to i...
GENEVA (AA) – The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Wednesday urged partners “not to act on distorted facts,” saying he is “horrified” at the smear campaigns that not only target Palestinians but also those who assist them. “I am horrified at the smear campaigns that target Palestinia...
