UNRWA

Over 100 UNRWA staff referred to US State Department over Hamas ties, Oct. 7 massacre

UNRWA school principals, teachers, security personnel, attendants, psychosocial counselors, and medical professionals were among those referred.

Palestinians carry the bodies of Imad Salim, also known as Abu Hassan, a senior commander in Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and others during their funeral procession in Gaza City on May 28, 2026.
ISRAELI RIGHT-WING activists demonstrate next to Arab Israeli and left-wing activist students during a rally marking the anniversary of the Nakba at Tel Aviv University, in May 2026.

Why pro-Israel educators should teach the Nakba - opinion

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

‘Dog rape’ to ‘genocide’: How lies become weapons in mainstream reporting - interview

Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during a ceremony returning a stone from the Western Wall that had been kept at HaKirya military base, to the Davidson Center in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 4, 2026.

Def. Min. complex to be built on site of fmr. UNRWA Jerusalem headquarters, Katz says


Who gets to belong? Palestinians in Syria confront old suspicions under new rule

Arrests, media attacks, and changes in official terminology have deepened anxiety among Palestinian refugees over their legal status and place in Syrian society.

PROTESTERS GATHER outside the entrance of Yarmouk refugee camp to condemn the Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, in Damascus, Syria, April 1, 2026.

More UNWRA ties to Hamas, Global Sumud Flotilla details emerge

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla, pictured April 12, 2026; illustrative.

UNRWA’s West Bank schools drop to four-day weeks over funding issues, UN agency confirms to ‘Post’

UNRWA let go of 571 staff members in January due to financial constraints, amid a decline in donations and ongoing public criticism from Israel and organizations like UN Watch.

This picture shows an UNRWA school in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem on May 6, 2025.

Gaza receiving over 70,000 cubic meters of water per day, COGAT claims

The post came in reply to a post from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), saying that freshwater supplies in Gaza were "severely limited and polluted."

VIEW OF a new water line building to transfer water between Israel and the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Nirim, on the Israeli side of the Border with the Gaza Strip, September 4, 2019.

State asks High Court to reject challenge to anti-UNRWA laws ahead of Monday hearing

At the center of the case are two laws passed by the Knesset in October 2024, one of them barring UNRWA activity in sovereign Israeli territory.

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Germany's Merz declares commitment to Israel after pro-Palestinian heckles him at political rally

"The federal government I lead will never leave any doubt about where we stand," Merz announced to the crowd. "We stand with Israel."

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026

UNRWA fired Gaza school principal outed as being Hamas member, org. confirms to 'Post'

UNRWA confirmed the termination of Gaza principal Hafez Mousa after investigations linked him to Hamas and the October 7 massacre.

 UNRWA boys' prep school, Rafah, Gaza

Merz's CDU party unanimously adopts motion to end UNRWA funding, create rules for payments to PA

At the CDU congress, Merz's party approved a motion to freeze aid to the Palestinian Authority until reforms are made, end EU/German subsidies to UNRWA, and ensure antisemitism compliance.

Chancellor Merz greets Merkel at CDU federal congress in Stuttgart, Feb 20, 2026.

'Bibi’s War': The high stakes of Israel's fight against Hamas - opinion

The Israel-Hamas War began when the Muslim Brotherhood founded Hamas in 1988, during the First Intifada. Hamas’s primary and immediate goal was to prevent any acceptance of Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, January 27, 2026.

Main donor US unclear on UNRWA future, jettisoning it would leave black hole, agency chief says

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini compared what would happen if the agency shut down to what happened in Iraq in 2003.

Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, attends a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution, at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025.