UNRWA

UNRWA says Israel endangers staff; IDF cites terror ties

Agency says it received no response from Israel to request for evidence; IDF cites video proof of Hamas ties.

Danon to UN:

'Silence in face of murder is not impartiality, but abandonment'

Israeli Amb. to the UN tells the Security Council: 'If you truly care about Gaza’s children, stop sabotaging the only program that reaches them.'

In homes and UNRWA bags

IDF finds weapons, explosives, and tunnel shafts

IDF troops in Gaza locate and dismantle extensive terrorist infrastructure, including over 800 explosive devices and dozens of tunnel shafts. Weapons found in residential homes and even inside UNRWA bags in a former school in Shejaiya.

Hostage’s mother:

'The UN chose terror over Israeli lives'

At the Jerusalem Conference in New York, Ayelet Samerano, mother of hostage Yonatan Samerano who was kidnapped by an UNRWA worker, delivers an emotional plea for the return of her son and 57 other hostages. “The people of Israel live—and we will not stop until all our loved ones return.”

UN obstructed US investigation into UNRWA ties to Hamas

USAID report states that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) redacted the names of UNRWA employees under investigation for ties to Hamas, rendering the documents it provided for the American probe "unusable."

Israel shutters six illegal UNRWA schools in eastern Jerusalem

Education Ministry shuts down six UNRWA-run schools in eastern Jerusalem, citing their illegal operation and ties between the UN agency and Gaza-based terrorists.

Senators push to strip UNRWA of legal immunity

GOP lawmakers introduce legislation to allow US victims of terror to sue UNRWA and similar bodies that support designated terror groups. The bill challenges legal protections long granted to international organizations accused of aiding Hamas and other extremists.

Minister Gideon Sa'ar:

'UN has become a rotten, anti-Israel, and antisemitic body'

'I accuse. I accuse UNRWA. I accuse the UN. I accuse the Secretary-General. And I accuse all those who deprive the most attacked country in the world — Israel — of its most basic right to defend itself,' Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar says.

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Troops find Hamas weapons in UNRWA bags in Gaza

Troops find a weapon cache approximately 80 meters from a building that previously served as a school and about 100 meters from a building that was used as a hospital in Rafah.

US DOJ rules:

'UNRWA not immune from lawsuit over October 7 Hamas attacks'

US Justice Department reverses its stance, declaring UNRWA is not protected by legal immunity in a case brought by families of victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. The lawsuit accuses the UN agency of direct complicity in terror and fraud.

UN appoints UK envoy to review UNRWA

UN Secretary-General António Guterres tasks veteran diplomat Ian Martin with leading a strategic review of UNRWA’s operations.

US Justice Department:

Mahmoud Khalil hid UNRWA ties in green card application

US government says Columbia U. protest leader hid multiple items, including connections to UNRWA and membership in CUAD, on his visa application, and this is grounds to deport him.

UNRWA gear found in terrorist weapons cache in Samaria

IDF soldiers located a weapons storage facility in Nur Shams. Among the many weapons and ammo, the troops found an UNRWA vest.

Ex-classmate:

'Mahmoud Khalil seethed with hatred for Jewish state,'

Mahmoud Khalil's former classmate says she dropped a class they took together at Columbia because he made her feel so 'uncomfortable,' complaints fell on deaf ears.

UN official:

‘Not a shred of evidence’ hostages held in UN facilities

UN humanitarian aid official Tom Fletcher dismisses freed hostage Emily Damari's account that she was held in an UNRWA facility: Hamas may have used the facility but the UN had no control over it at the time.

'These are the ministers who allow UNRWA's activities in Israel'

MK Yulia Malinovsky presented a list of ministers she claims are complicit in UNRWA support of terrorism.

Qatar files international court complaint against Israel

Qatar has requested that the court order Israel to allow the UNRWA to continue operations in areas it deems 'Palestinian territory.'

Sa'ar to Italian counterpart:

'Gaza is a failed experiment - we must take a new approach'

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar called on his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani to listen carefully to the new 'out of the box' ideas being proposed by President Trump.

Stefanik backs Trump:

'US tax dollars should never fund terrorism'

Elise Stefanik, US Ambassador-Designate to the United Nations, welcomes Trump's plans to withdraw the US from the United Nations Human Rights Council, and end funding for UNRWA.

US to end UNRWA funding, withdraw from Human Rights Council

US President Donald Trump expected to sign executive order to end funding for UNRWA, the Gaza relief agency whose employees were active participants in the October 7 massacre. UNRWA facilities were used to hold civilians hostage in Gaza.

Danon expresses support

EU lawmakers to UN chief: Remove UNRWA as an official UN body

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN backs letter sent by members of parliaments from 14 European countries urging UN Secretary-General to remove UNRWA as an official UN body. "Supporting UNRWA is supporting Hamas. Turning a blind eye is not the solution."

Minister Porush to European powers: Stop protecting UNRWA

Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Heritage Meir Porush criticizes statement by the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France, and Germany blasting Israel’s ban on UNRWA activities in eastern Jerusalem.

Freed hostage's mother:

'She was held in UNRWA facilities and denied medical treatment'

Mandy Damari, mother of Emily Damari who was freed after 470 days in captivity, reveals during conversation with British PM that her daughter was held in UNRWA facilities in Gaza: It's a miracle that she survived.

UN spokesman:

'UNRWA continues its operations in Gaza, despite Israeli law'

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says UN agency for "Palestinian refugees" continues its operations in the Gaza Strip even after the Israeli law banning its activities in Israel has gone into effect.

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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor uncorks champagne at UNRWA closure

Deputy Mayor Aryeh King celebrates the implementation of the new Israeli law barring UNRWA from operating in Jerusalem in light of the organization's connections to Hamas.

UN on Israel's UNRWA laws:

'Let’s see what happens'

UN spokesperson asked whether the UN intends to comply with two Israeli laws banning the work of UNRWA: Let’s see what happens when the sun rises over Jerusalem tomorrow.

PA Spokesman:

'Stopping UNRWA activity is a provocation against Palestinians'

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman for PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas, criticizes the decision to halt UNRWA services in Jerusalem.

UN organizations slam Israel again

UNRWA head claims: 'Israel's prohibition on UNRWA's activity endangers prospects for future peace in the region.'

Human Rights Expert:

'Obvious why UNRWA has to go, world will be safer without it'

Professor Anne Bayefsky, the Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and President of Human Rights Voices, speaks with Arutz Sheva about the UNSC meeting on the impending deadline for the end of UNRWA's operations in Jerusalem.

Danon tells UNSC:

UNRWA has 48 hours to cease all operations in Jerusalem

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon officially informed the members of the UN Security Council today that UNRWA has 48 hours to end all operations in Jerusalem and leave Israel's capital.

Danon to UN:

'UNRWA must cease its operations in Jerusalem by January 30'

Following legislation passed by the Knesset banning UNRWA’s operation on Israeli land, Israel's Ambassador to the UN informs Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the "Palestinian refugee" agency must cease its operations in Jerusalem, and evacuate all premises in the city by January 30.

Albanese calls for Israel to be "UNseated" over UNRWA ban

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Israel's banning of Hamas-affiliated UN organization that employed Oct. 7 terrorists should result in its suspension or expulsion from the UN.

Sen. Cruz proposes bill to allow US citizens to sue UNRWA

Senator Ted Cruz states he intends to reintroduce legislation allowing US citizens to sue international organizations like UNRWA and the WHO that support terrorism.

Report:

Trump to sign executive order barring US aid to UNRWA

Trump Admin. officials say President will sign an executive order on his first day in office barring the giving of foreign aid that does not serve American interests in move that likely would end US funding for UNRWA.

Amb. Danon:

'Friends in Trump admin. will be easier for Israel to work with'

Israel's Ambassador to the UN visited the Arutz Sheva studio and shared his hopes for the incoming US administration and his feelings about the UN.

UN watchdog group:

'Dismantle UNRWA for enabling crimes against humanity’

'Impose crippling sanctions on terrorist-infested UNRWA. US should pursue legal action to hold them accountable for enabling crimes against humanity,' says UN Watch Executive Director, Hillel Neuer.

Ensure that rumors of UNWRA's demise are not greatly exaggerated

Assuming last week’s reports are correct and that UNRWA is voluntarily demobilizing, it is time to discuss how to ensure that this is what really happens. Op-ed.

Report:

UNRWA preparing to cease operations in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria

UN officials say agency that employed numerous Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists prepping for implementation of new Israeli law barring its operations.

How the West could actually help prevent the next Gaza war

The West must stop infantilising the Palestinian Arabs and shielding them from the consequences of their actions. There should be no rebuilding of Gaza until the society there commits to peaceful coexistence. Australia can lead the way. Opinion.

PLO warns:

‘Serious consequences’ from Sweden’s funding cuts to UNRWA

Palestine Liberation Organization expresses grave concern over Sweden's decision to reduce its funding to the UN agency for “Palestinian refugees”.

Sweden to cease funding to UNRWA

Sweden says it will cease funding the UN “Palestinian refugee” agency, cites difficulties from Israeli decision to bar the agency.

UNGA passes resolution asking ICJ to force Israel to save UNRWA

Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon says UN General Assembly "clings to past" with pro-UNRWA resolution.

Danon to Arutz Sheva:

'Euphoria in Syria could turn to fear'

Israeli Amb. to the UN tells Arutz Sheva 'the world should thank us' for preventing Assad's weapons from falling into the wrong hands, slams Guterres for fighting to save UNRWA despite its corruption by Hamas.

IDF strikes Hamas command center embedded in UNRWA school

Hamas command center operated out of UNRWA's 'Sheikh Jamil School' also known as the 'Ahmed Abdul Aziz School' in the humanitarian area in Khan Yunis, IDF clarifies.

UN General Assembly adopts resolution supporting UNRWA

159 countries vote in favor of UN General Assembly resolution affirming full support for the mandate of UNRWA and deploring Israel's legislation halting UNRWA's activities in Israel.

GOP Reps demand end to US funding for UNRWA

9 Republican Congressmen write to House and Senate leaders from both parties stating that UNRWA's infiltration by terrorists and refusal to reform should disqualify it from receiving further American aid.

New York Times:

UNRWA employees were Hamas, Islamic Jihad operatives

The New York Times confirms, based on documents confiscated by Israel, that UNRWA employees were terror operatives and equipped with weapons.

Danon:

'It's too late for UNRWA, we won't cooperate with it'

Israeli Amb. to the UN calls the UN a 'circus' ahead of General Assembly session on 'the question of Palestine,' accuses UN of encouraging rejectionism and providing platforms for hatred and violence.

'The situation is catastrophic'

British minister to announce additional aid to Gaza

Britain’s International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds set to announce £19 million of funding for Gaza, as well as £7m of new UK funding to UNRWA.

UNRWA stops bringing aid through Kerem Shalom after more theft

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini announces that UNRWA is halting the delivery of aid into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom Crossing, the main crossing between Israel and Gaza, due to safety concerns after multiple convoys were attacked and looted.

Ex-UNRWA chief met, expressed unity with terror leaders

UN Watch reveals that Pierre Krahenbuhl, the former Commissioner-General of UNRWA, met with Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other terror leaders, praised 'spirit of unity' between them and UNRWA, and allowed them to veto UNRWA decisions.

Amb. Danon to Arutz Sheva:

'Boycott the ICC, and anyone who cooperates with it'

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, tells Arutz Sheva that Israel must take punitive action against the ICC, the Palestinian Authority, and anyone who cooperates with the arrest warrants.

Danon to UNRWA chief:

'Look hostage's mother in the eye and ask for forgiveness'

Israeli UN Ambassador and Ayelet Samerano, mother of hostage Yonatan Somerano, confront UNRWA Dir. Philippe Lazzarini and call on him to resign over UNRWA's employment of killers and kidnappers.

Amsterdam Pogrom:

Premeditated attack coordinated by UNRWA affiliate

'UNRWA staff has been repeatedly exposed as active terrorists. If anyone doubted this, even after 10/7, this is more proof of the deep-seated rot within UNRWA’s organizational culture,' says Marcus Sheff, head of IMPACT-se.

Freed hostage tells UN:

'No one at the UN lifted a finger to free my friends'

Former hostage Mia Schem recounts horrors of captivity in Gaza and advocates for the hostages at UN General Assembly session on Israel's anti-UNRWA legislation.

UNRWA chief warns agency 'facing its darkest hour'

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini begs UN member states to continue funding his agency and fight Israel's legislation banning it over its ties to Hamas.

Human Rights Expert:

'UNRWA is anti-peace by design'

Professor Anne Bayefsky, the President of the Human Rights Voices human rights organization, tells Arutz Sheva UNRWA's role in preventing peace makes it 'no surprise' it would be connected to Hamas.

No one needs UNRWA, its role can be filled by existing agencies

This letter was written several months ago in response to a request from an American official whose name cannot be disclosed. Dr. Laor has kindly permitted Arutz Sheva to post it.

Foreign Ministry tells UN:

'The agreement with UNRWA has been cancelled'

Foreign Minister Israel Katz officially announces the cancellation of the agreement between Israel and UNRWA, after the Knesset approved a law banning UNRWA's activities in Israel.

IDF: False claims

UNRWA chief accuses IDF of bulldozing facility in Nur Shams

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini says IDF caused severe damage to facility near Tulkarm. IDF Spokesperson's Unit: Terrorists planted explosives in the proximity of the UNRWA offices that were then detonated in an attempt to harm IDF soldiers.