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  The leadership of the United Nations Agency for Palestinians, known as UNRWA, has vehemently insisted that lack of funding – put on hold by several countries due to suspicions of involvement in the Oct. 7 massacre – would lead to an end of its aid work in the Gaza Strip.  Follow Israel Hayom on […]

  Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan harshly criticized UNRWA Saturday after the IDF discovered a Hamas tunnel and data center beneath its headquarters in the Gaza Strip. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram After Commissioner general of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini claimed that UNRWA did not know what was under its […]

  Hundreds of Jerusalem residents attended Monday a demonstration in front of the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem calling for the closure of the organization's headquarters. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The demonstration was held with the participation of Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King, bereaved families and relatives of kidnapped victims, and dozens […]

  During the expanded meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday, the senior American diplomat was shown photos of a giant tunnel that was exposed in recent days underneath the central headquarters of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, Israel Hayom has learned. The meeting was attended by senior […]

Neighboring Portugal announced additional aid to UNRWA worth one million euros. Its foreign minister wrote it was essential 'not to turn our backs on the Palestinian population at this difficult time'

Netanyahu tells Likud lawmakers 'we must not end the war until we kill Hamas' leadership' at party meeting ■ U.S. State Dept says $10 billion in proposed Gaza aid not allowed to fund UNRWA ■ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Arabian crown prince in Riyadh in first stop on fifth visit to region since Oct. 7 ■ Russia summons Israeli ambassador for 'unacceptable statements' criticizing Russia's stance towards Hamas

  The recent revelation about the complicity of personnel working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel is not surprising. Not to anybody who has tracked the nefariousness of this organization over recent decades. Follow Israel Hayom on […]

  Norwegian Member of Parliament Asmund Aukrust has sparked controversy by expressing his intention to nominate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) for the Nobel Peace Prize. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram This proposal comes at a contentious time for the organization, as it faces widespread criticism […]

  Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Major General Ghassan Alian has told senior officials in the Biden administration that at this stage there is no alternative to the activities of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, Israel Hayom has exclusively learned.  Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Alian is currently in the […]

'Eretz Nehederet,' Israel's most popular sketch comedy show, mocked the UNRWA in wake of recent Oct. 7 Hamas-affiliation allegations. It also had a fictional UN chief 'horrified ;by UNRWA, saying, 'Of course, I think we need to double their funding'

The Scandinavian country urged other UNRWA donor nations to 'reflect on wider consequences,' of cutting funding amid reports of employees' taking part in Hamas and Islamic Jihad Oct. 7 attacks. 'UNWRA is a vital lifeline for 1.5 million refugees in Gaza,' Norway's foreign minister

A six-page dossier published by Israel alleges that 10% of all the 13,000 UNRWA employees have general affiliations with Hamas, with 190 "killers" ■ 10 countries have halted funding to the agency

The number of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) employees involved with Hamas in Gaza is 'not just a few bad apples,' Israeli officials report to the Wall Street Journal. Nine countries have temporarily paused their funding to the organization as the allegations continue to be investigated

  Amid the ongoing firestorm surrounding the revelation that some UNRWA employees were part of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, new information obtained by Israel Hayom details the scope of the misconduct by the UN agency, which is tasked with helping Palestinians, just hours after an Israeli official told Israel Hayom a decision was […]

Qatari PM says progress made towards hostage deal ■ Soldier seriously wounded in attack in Haifa ■ Two soldiers lightly wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in northern Israel ■ Austria, Romania join countries suspending UNRWA funding amid allegations of involvement in Hamas massacre

Western governments may have frozen their payments to the UNRWA refugee agency after some of its members took part in the October 7 massacre. However, like Israel, they know it's essential when it comes to helping Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

  Israel has been holding on to a trove of information about UNRWA staffers' complicity in the Oct. 7 attack activity but has so far refrained from publishing it for political reasons, Israel Hayom has learned. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram According to three officials well-versed on the matter, Israel had long […]

Palestinian President Abbas' office slammed the nine countries' decision to stop funding the agency, saying that Israel's campaign against UNRWA is to 'eliminate the issue of Palestinian refugees'; UNRWA spokesperson said that it can provide services in Gaza only until next month

The U.S., U.K, Australia, Canada, Italy, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands suspend funding to the UN agency for Palestinians amid claims that 12 employees were involved in Oct 7 attack. Hamas lambastes UNRWA head for investigation 'based on Zionist information'

  The Israel Land Authority (ILA) has recently sent a letter to the UNRWA demanding that the UN Palestinian relief agency vacate the premises of a compound in the village of Kafr Aqab, a neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, citing its lack of permit to use the state-owned plot.  Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and […]