Save UNRWA! Al-Ahram, Egypt, November 7 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The recent events in our region, marked by the protracted conflict between Israel and Hamas, have had devastating repercussions for the Palestinian cause – consequences that must be addressed without delay. The immediate priority for Arab nations, through … Read more
Israel has officially informed the United Nations (UN) of its decision to withdraw from the 1967 agreement recognising the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This comes after the Israeli parliament (Knesset) on October 29 passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the UNRWA in Israel and … Read more
The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to protect civilian lives and cultural sites in Lebanon after Israel began heavy airstrikes on the historic city of Baalbek and surrounding villages in the eastern Bekaa region. The Israeli air force was targeting Hezbollah command centers, as well as terrorist infrastructure in Baalbek and Nabatieh, the … Read more
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. Washington: The US is “deeply troubled” by the adoption of legislation in Israel that would ban the operation of a UN agency for Palestinian refugees, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has said. Miller said on Tuesday that the legislation, passed on Monday but yet to be implemented, “poses risks for … Read more
Jerusalem: France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, and South Korea on Tuesday, October 29 expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The Israeli parliament on Monday, October 27 passed a law that prohibits UNRWA operations within its … Read more
Jerusalem: The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from operating in Israel. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported that the new law, which received support from 92 out of 120 parliament members, passed despite opposition from the … Read more
The Knesset plenum approved final voting for two bills aimed at blocking the activity in areas under Israeli control of the UN Relief and Works Agency, which services Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank.Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein presented both bills in the plenum. According … Read more
Photo: X Gaza: One year of the war between Israel and Hamas has set the Gaza Strip back to the early 1950s, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said. The war has devastated the Palestinian economy and left nearly all of Gaza’s population in poverty, with life indicators like health and education regressing by 70 … Read more
The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved on Sunday two bills aimed at ending the activity and privileges in Israel of UNWRA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The two bills amalgamate a larger number of bills proposed by MKs from both the coalition and the opposition. The … Read more
Ramallah: The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as part of its annual contribution of USD 5 million for the year 2024-25, the Representative Office of India here said on Monday. The UNRWA, which … Read more
