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What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?

Humanitarian agencies fear the new Israeli laws could have catastrophic effects for Gazans. They are already drawing sharp criticism from Israel’s allies.

World - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

Israel’s Knesset Opens With Passage of Bill Banning UNRWA: What to Know

Israel’s Knesset began its winter session on Monday against a backdrop of war in Gaza and Lebanon and with some contentious matters on the agenda.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?

The agency provides aid for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and has long been criticised by Israel.

Why Israel's UNRWA ban could be devastating for Palestinians

UNRWA, United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians, provides far more than humanitarian aid.

Israel still preventing humanitarian missions to north Gaza, Unrwa says

Israeli forces are besieging hospitals and shelters, medics say. The Israeli military says Hamas has regrouped in the area.

Israel bans UNRWA, the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees

Israel's parliament voted Monday to ban the operations of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, the main humanitarian aid agency operating in Gaza.

Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days

Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli state. Middle East crisis – latest updates Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians

Most of the provisions of the laws, which could threaten UNRWA’s work by barring its operations in the country, will not take effect for three months.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

US calls on Israel to tackle ‘catastrophic humanitarian crisis’ in Gaza

Failure to help improve the situation on the ground could be met by restrictions on US military aid. Middle East live: latest updates Israel is not addressing the “catastrophic humanitarian ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Israel's potential ban on Palestinian aid agency UNRWA raises concerns

UNRWA "really plays an irreplaceable role right now in Gaza, where they are on the front lines getting humanitarian assistance to the people that need it," U.S. State Department spokesperson ...

State Department reacts to Israel's parliament vote to ban UNRWA

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden administration is concerned over a vote in Israel's parliament to ban UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ...

Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states. Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon

Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA's aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?

Israel's parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Middle East crisis live: US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli airstrike that killed at least 93 civilians, including 20 children, in Gaza

US spokesperson says officials are asking Israel what happened, expressing ‘deep concern’ over loss of civilian lives. Al Jazeera has spoken with the director-general of the Gaza government’s media ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Sinwar's UNRWA ties show Congress was right to cut off funding

UNRWA employee Yahya Sinwar was found dead with an official document identifying him as an employee of the organization, prompting criticism of the UN agency's complicity in the murder and ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

'Unrwa means everything to us': Gazans fear aid collapse

People in war-torn Gaza are already struggling with a deep humanitarian crisis but now they fear it will get much more difficult.

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create ...

World - ABC News - 16 hours ago

Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October

Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successor. As Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Israeli airstrike kills 90 in Gaza, officials say, as aid fears grow after UNRWA ban

An Israel airstrike killed at least 90 people in the Gaza city of Beit Lahia, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, as the Knesset voted to ban UNRWA.

Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut

Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

The Week: The Budget, a trip to China, and the US election

And Your Guide to the US Election

Blinken to meet with Netanyahu in Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday in Israel as the White House tries to revive hostage release talks in the wake of ...

Israel’s spiralling offensive

The west must restrain Netanyahu, or it will be haunted by his widening campaign

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Israel’s Response to Iran

An update on the fighting in the Middle East.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Israel strikes Iran

IDF confirms “precise” strikes hit military targets

Will Iran respond to Israel's attack?

Israel is on alert after launching a public attack toward Iran as a response to the Oct. 1, 2024, attacks. It is not clear if Iran plans to respond to Israel's latest move. This comes as cease-fire ...

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israel made mistake with Iran attack, Khamenei says

The Israel Defense Forces conducted what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran on Friday in response to the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month.

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Hezbollah confirms Naim Qassem as new leader

The war continues between Israel and forces in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israel's parliament votes to ban a U.N relief agency in Israel

Israel's parliament voted to ban a U.N. relief agency from operating in Israel, a move that could threaten aid work in Gaza as the war rages there. Iran's foreign ministry said Iran “will use all ...

Inside Israel's Ground Offensive in Lebanon

Thousands of troops are on the hunt for Hezbollah infrastructure along the border.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 15

Why Israel Targeted Yahya Sinwar

What does the killing of Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, mean for Israel and Gaza? Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine who is based in Tel Aviv, explains.

World - The New York Times - October 19

A Mideast Shift Is Underway, Without Israel

Before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, Saudi Arabia was open to forging stronger ties with the Israelis. Now, a year into the war in Gaza, it is warming up to its traditional enemy, Iran.

World - The New York Times - October 20

Israel says it killed Hizbollah heir apparent in air strike

Announcement comes hours after inconclusive talks between US secretary of state Antony Blinken and Benjamin Netanyahu

Business - Financial Times - October 22

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