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Israel slams German decision to resume cooperation with UN Gaza Agency
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Israel's Foreign Ministry called the German government's decision to renew cooperation with UNRWA (the UN Relief Works Agency) in Gaza "unfortunate and disappointing" adding that UNWRA is "part of the problem and not part of the solution."
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"Attempt to cover up...": Israel condemns report over allegations on UNRWA
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Slamming the report, Lior Haiat said that all the proposals for cosmetic reforms offered by the group are "meaningless" and ignore the real problem that "UNRWA is part of the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas."
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Japan announces to resume UNRWA funding following Sweden, Finland and Cana
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss ways the agency could enhance its transparency and governance, including ensuring the traceability of funds and the neutrality of staff.
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UN Chief on Ramadan solidarity visit to Jordan, to meet Palestine refugees
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the Wihdat Camp for Palestine refugees during his ongoing Ramadan solidarity visit to Jordan.
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Israeli Foreign Minister applauds US cutting off funding for UN Palestinia
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister praised the US Congress' decision to halt funding to UNRWA (the UN Relief Workers Agency for Palestinians) calling the move "a clear vote of no confidence in UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."
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Israel criticizes Canada and Sweden's restoring funding for UN Gaza agency
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement calling the move, "a serious mistake that constitutes tacit agreement and encouragement on the part of the governments of Canada and Sweden to continue to ignore the involvement of UNRWA employees in terrorist activity."
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Canada, Sweden resume UNRWA funding after pause over terror allegations ag
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a statement on Friday, Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen said the government is "resuming its funding to UNRWA so more can be done to respond to the urgent needs of Palestinian civilians."
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Israel condemns EU allocation of 50 million euros to UNWRA
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The government of Israel condemned the decision by the European Commission to allocate 50 million Euros (USD 55 million) to UNRWA.
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Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for 'facilitating Israel's genocide' in Gaz
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Nicaragua has sued Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for financing Israel and limiting money to the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA), the court said on Friday, according to Al Jazeera.
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Israeli Defence Minister: Deepening Gaza operations makes hostage deal mor
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The more we deepen our operations, the closer we get to a realistic deal in order to return the hostages," Gallant said. He was speaking at a display of items seized from Hamas by the Intelligence Directorate's intelligence collection and technical spoils unit.
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Hamas had command tunnel under UN headquarters in Gaza: Israeli military
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The discovery comes amid heightened scrutiny of UNRWA's alleged collusion with Hamas, with Israel accusing 12 UNRWA staff members of involvement in a massacre orchestrated by Hamas-led terrorists.
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'Every war is ultimately reflected in the banks': Israeli bank freezes UNR
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bank Leumi, one of Israel's largest and oldest banking institutions, alerted UNRWA to suspicious financial transfers, but the UN agency did not provide satisfactory explanations, prompting bank officials to freeze the account, the Israel Hayom daily reported on Sunday.
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