Refugee camps

In Nablus refugee camps life is difficult due to heavy rain

Monday-31-December-2018

The elderly man Abd al-Rahman Abu Jaber 60 found it difficult to reach his house in Al-Jammasin neighborhood in Balata refugee camp east of Nablus due to the flow of rainwater in the alley adjacent to his house with water levels reaching 30 cm.

UNRWA facilities in Yarmouk and Dera’a camps need major repairs

Sunday-2-December-2018

UNRWA has reported that almost all its installations in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk near Damascus as well as the Dera’a camp in the South of Syria sustained considerable damage or destruction in the war-torn country.

Deir Balout refugee camp in Syria

Thursday-25-October-2018

When one sees the suffering and images of Deir Balout refugee camp the displacement and Nakba that befell the Palestinians in 1948 come to mind.

Renewed clashes in Palestinian refugee camp leave two dead

Tuesday-16-October-2018

Two Palestinians were killed and 22 others were injured Tuesday in renewed clashes in Southern Lebanon's Mieh Mieh refugee camp according to local media sources.

Young protesters close UNRWA office in Fawwar camp

Tuesday-1-May-2018

Angry Palestinian young men on Monday evening closed the UNRWA service office in al-Fawwar refugee camp in al-Khalil south of the occupied West Bank.

Hamas delegation visits construction sites in Ain al-Hilweh

Saturday-28-April-2018

A delegation from the Hamas Movement in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp visited on Friday the ravaged neighborhood of al-Taira in the same camp and met with local residents and their representatives.

Palestinian security forces member assassinated in Sidon camp

Saturday-17-March-2018

Unknown armed persons assassinated a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces late Friday in the Palestinian refugee camp of Mieh Mieh in the southern city of Sidon.

Hamas delegation meets with Lebanese Defense Minister

Saturday-29-July-2017

A delegation of Hamas Movement on Saturday met with Lebanese Defense Minister Yacoub Sarraf at his home in Akkar district in Lebanon. They discussed boosting the Palestinian-Lebanese relations and maintaining security and civil peace in the country as well as its refugee camps.

Refugees in Gaza hand Bo Schack letter of demands

Thursday-27-July-2017

A delegation of the heads of refugees’ popular committees in Gaza Strip’s refugee camps handed on Thursday a letter of demands to Bo Schack Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza in his office in the city.

Hamas: Palestinian right of return is basic human right

Tuesday-20-June-2017

The Office of Refugee Affairs of the Islamic Resistance Movement " Hamas” stressed Tuesday that the Palestinian right of return is a basic human right guaranteed by all international laws and resolutions.