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UNRWA overstated progress on institutional changes, preserved terrorism issues, watchdog says

The investigation, titled the "Report Card on UNRWA Reform," analyzed the agency's implementation of 50 recommendations issued by an independent review group led by a former French foreign minister,

 A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 12, 2024.
UNRWA has operated schools for generations of Palestinian children in Gaza, but its education system has faced mounting scrutiny over the curriculum and materials used in its classrooms.PremiumPremium

For years, UNRWA schools bred extremism in Gaza - now, the monopoly is breaking - opinion

 Palestinians gather to receive aid provided by UNRWA including food supplies, after Israel says it has ceased entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, outside a distribution center, at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, March 2, 2025.

USAID watchdog says UNRWA Oct. 7 staff investigation had ‘major deficiencies’

The UNRWA Kalandia Training Centre as Israeli forces began demolishing the United Nations facility in Kalandia, north of Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Why are we determined to remove UNRWA from Jerusalem? - opinion


Finland discontinues €20 million UNRWA funding agreement

Finnish Foreign Trade Minister Ville Tavio previously suspended contributions to the agency in 2024 over allegations that UNRWA employees participated in Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

The UNRWA emblem is displayed on a building at the Kalandia Training Center in Qalandia refugee camp, West Bank, on August 25, 2026.

Israel hits back at 15 countries, EU over criticism of UNRWA compound seizure

The ministry referred to a report by the USAID Office of Inspector General which concluded that more than 100 UNRWA employees participated in the October 7 Hamas attack.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the ministry's offices in Jerusalem, May 22, 2025.

USAID OIG advises that three UNRWA teachers be disbarred for holding hostages, Hamas membership

A USAID OIG spokesperson told the Post that the office's "active and ongoing investigations help prevent terrorists from circulating across US-funded foreign assistance programs in Gaza."

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

US moves to disbar three former UNRWA teachers over Hamas ties, Oct. 7 involvement

One former educator also served as a Hamas military operative in the Deir al-Balah Battalion and allegedly helped abduct hostages during the October 7 massacre.

A protest display against UNRWA seen in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024

Jerusalem begins renovation at Kafr Akab UNRWA facility, will become educational complex

More than NIS 40 million is being invested in the initial stage of the project, including a municipal boys’ high school scheduled to open next week with the start of the school year.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

High Court questions factual basis of petition against UNRWA restrictions

The petitioners asked the court to strike down the restrictions, arguing that they violated the rights of Palestinians who depend on UNRWA for education, health care and other assistance.

A man enters a building of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Askar camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 31, 2025.

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

October 7 massacre findings puts the UN’s credibility on trial - opinion

The authority of institutions such as the United Nations depends not on military power or legal coercion, but on the confidence that allegations will be examined independently.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

UNRWA failed to implemented UN-recommended antisemitism, violent speech reforms, IMPACT-se finds

One eighth-grade Arabic language textbook contains reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary exercises that praise the slashing of Israelis’ throats and glorify suicide bombings.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

Palestinian officials slam decision to end UNRWA's role in Gaza as 'politically motivated'

'We'll do everything to preserve UNRWA,' officials told the Post, describing the Board of Peace's decision as 'driven by the Israeli right wing, which seeks to destroy the Palestinian cause.'

A boy sits outside the entrance to an UNRWA building complex in Gaza City.