Gaza, Israel and UNRWA
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On Friday, shortly after the UN’s declaration of famine in Gaza City, the ministry confirmed that three people, including two infants, had succumbed to hunger. One of the most recent victims was two-month-old Russell Abu Masoud, who died at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis after her condition worsened due to severe malnutrition.
The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency on Thursday voiced concern that children suffering from malnutrition in Gaza would die if emergency provisions are not immediately put in place during Israel's Gaza City military operation.
UNRWA must be held accountable for teaching hate, encouraging hate, fostering hate and praising those who commit maiming and murder,” Richard Heideman, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told JNS.
Months of warnings have fallen on deaf ears and famine is now a reality in Gaza, the chief of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday, as a UN body of food security experts confirmed extreme scarcity of food in the enclave.
The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency on Thursday voiced concern that children suffering from malnutrition in Gaza will die if emergency provisions are not immediately put in place during Israel's Gaza City military operation.
A former UNRWA insider says Hamas influenced hiring in Gaza and that UN officials suppressed probes into possible terrorist ties. A whistleblower has accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) of misconduct in its Gaza Strip operations,
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that stopping the famine in Gaza City is possible, provided that Israel allows the immediate
The FM also leveled broader accusations against the UN, claiming it has “betrayed its founding principles” and has devolved into a “corrupt, anti-Israeli, and anti-Semitic institution”
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply.
Israeli defense body says UNRWA misrepresents facts on Gaza heat, water access, and is sidelined due to its links with Hamas.
Philippe Lazzarini will step down as head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) at the end of his term in March, he announced on Thursday.