Rome, Italy – AFP Italy said Saturday it would resume funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), as Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa made a visit to Rome. “Italy has decided to resume financing specific projects intended for assistance to Palestinian refugees but only after rigorous controls ...
Cairo, Egypt — AFP Egypt, after months of measured condemnation of Israel over the Gaza war, has hardened its tone and is formally supporting an international case of genocide against Israel. Cairo and its state-aligned media have stepped up scathing criticism of Israel over the genocidal assault on Gaza raging next door, reflecting publ...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has announced new sanctions against extremist illegal Israeli settlers following escalating attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. “Attacks by extremist Israeli settlers—a longstanding source of tension and conflict in the region—have escalated alarmingly in recent months. This has undermin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Mothers in Gaza are struggling to survive amid relentless Israeli attacks. As many as 10,000 women have been killed in the Gaza Strip where Israel has indiscriminately dropped bombs since Oct. 7, 2023. Israeli forces have targeted civilian areas, including schools, hospitals, mosques, and churches, where civilians seek re...
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 (AA) – Switzerland has decided to contribute 10 million Swiss francs (over $11 million) to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), focusing on the basic needs of the people in Gaza. “The CHF 10 million contribution is exclusively earmarked for Gaza and will be used to provide the urgent assistance specified in the [&...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that Israel’s interruption to the supply of aid at the Rafah crossing will affect humanitarian response across war-torn Gaza. The Israeli army said earlier on Tuesday that its forces have seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Eg...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned on Saturday of the psychological effects of Israel’s war on the children in Gaza. “Children in Gaza are suffering devastating levels of stress,” said the agency in a statement on X. “UNRWA team is working with children and adolescents to mitigate the impact of [&he...
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 […]
