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UN Security Council warns against Israel’s UNRWA ban

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed grave concern over Israel's ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees, calling it vital to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid supplies to the people in Gaza.

The UNRWA Ban: Another form of Israeli killing

As part of the all-out war waged by Israel against the Palestinian people, the Israeli Knesset approved a couple of days ago, in both its second and third readings, a law banning the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

Guterres: Banning UNRWA would have devastating consequences for Palestine refugees

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Israel's decision banning UNRWA would have devastating consequences for Palestine refugees.

Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel

Despite widespread international opposition, the Israeli Knesset voted overwhelming on Monday evening to approve two bills essentially barring the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in Israel.

The Guardian: Israel’s plan to ban UNRWA from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

"Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the imminent passage of a bill in the Israeli Knesset designed to make it impossible for the UN relief and works agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to operate in Gaza and West Bank."

Lazzarini: The smell of death is everywhere in northern Gaza

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has said, "the smell of death is everywhere in northern Gaza, as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble due to the ongoing Israeli aggression for three weeks.”

IOF rejects UNRWA’s request to evacuate people trapped under rubble in northern Gaza

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rejected an urgent request submitted by UNRWA to evacuate those trapped under the rubble due to the Israeli genocide being committed in the northern Gaza Strip.

UNRWA Commissioner warns of real risk of famine in Gaza

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that “Gaza faces a real risk of famine.”

Lazzarini: Gaza cannot afford to lose an entire generation

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said more than 650,000 children in Gaza are out of school and living among the rubble, stressing that the Strip cannot lose an entire generation of education for two years.

Lazzarini: Destroying UNRWA is a war goal for Israel

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that destroying the agency is almost one of the goals of the Israeli war on Gaza and all of Palestine.

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