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2024 becomes deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel: UN Relief Chi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The year 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today, citing data from the Aid Worker Security Database.
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Israel passes law banning UNRWA operations in country
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Notably, UNRWA has faced ongoing criticism from Israel, especially following the October 7 attack by Hamas last year.
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Israel strikes terrorists hiding in UN school
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Israeli jets struck several Hamas terrorists using a United Nations school in the central Gaza town of Nuseirat, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Sunday.
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GCC chief condemns Israel occupation's attempts to undermine UNRWA
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Al-Budaiwi affirmed that the International community must support UNRWA and its work, and end illegal practices committed by the Israeli occupation.
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Booby-trapped tunnel where soldiers were killed was under Rafah Health Cli
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The IDF said troops raided the UN Relief and Works Agency school after Hamas terrorists inside the building fired anti-tank rockets. The complex where the school is located also houses a health clinic and mosque.
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Knesset advances legislation labelling UNRWA as 'terror organisation'
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Specifically, the legislation authorizes the Foreign Ministry to make the final determination on the terror designation. The agency would then be stripped of its diplomatic immunity, tax-exempt status, and other legal benefits.
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Israel kills 15 terrorists in Hamas command center inside UNRWA school
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The war room was embedded in a UN Relief and Works Agency school in the central Gaza area of Nuseirat
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UN Chief Guterres announces formation of independent panel to assess UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the formation of an independent panel in order to evaluate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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Israeli Defense Minister to diplomats: 'UNRWA has lost its legitimacy'
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A delegation of UN ambassadors visiting Israel met with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who shared information about UNRWA staff participating in Hamas's October 7 attacks.
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Islamic Jihad explosives found hidden in UNRWA sacks
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Hidden inside the UNRWA sacks were rockets, anti-tank missiles, mines and explosive charges, the IDF said.
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UN Chief to meet with skeptical donors of embattled UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was set to meet on Tuesday with major donors to the embattled UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations' Palestinian-only refugee organisation.
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Israel sets sights on Hamas 'Royalty' living abroad
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Hamas' leadership openly embraces its lavish lifestyle, staying at five-star hotels in Qatar and Turkey and flying internationally on private jets, even as Palestinians in Gaza fight over humanitarian aid in the terrorist-ruled enclave.
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