UNRWA

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

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

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.

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

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

US President Trump signs budget with $4 billion for Israel, ban on UNRWA funding


GHF head meets UN aid orgs. for first time as UN's Albanese asks for GHF dismantlement - report

This first reported meeting between Moore and the UN aid organizations comes after a group of UN experts called for the dismantlement of the foundation.

 A man is seen carrying food supplies at an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, on May 27, 2025.

Humanitarian city in Gaza is a moral, strategic imperative - opinion

When Israel seeks to offer Palestinians the opportunity to access aid in a secure area, it is inexplicably met with skepticism and resistance. Why is Gaza an exception?

PALESTINIANS SHELTER in tents in Gaza City. Civilians deserve a real choice – to remain amid crossfire and Hamas exploitation or to move temporarily to a secure area with access to food, water, shelter, and medical care, the writers argue.

Israeli Medical Association urges more medical equipment, aid to Gazans in letter to Katz

The chairman of the Israel Medical Association warned of the risk of widespread famine in Gaza and the potential for serious harm to innocent civilians.

Palestinians walking at the market in Gaza City, on July 21, 2025.

Hamas's last stronghold: Why the IDF steered clear of Deir al-Balah - until now - analysis

Deir al-Balah is an important area of Gaza because it has been left relatively untouched throughout the war. This is the last real remaining area of Hamas' power. 

 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip May 11, 2024.

Israel will not renew visa of top UN humanitarian official

Eri Kaneko, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said visas for UN staff were recently renewed for shorter periods than usual.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Gazans can receive refugee status in France due to 'Israeli persecution,' court rules

This marks the first time in France that nationals from the Gaza Strip have been granted the status of "refugee" by the nation's National Court of Asylum (CNDA).

 Smoke rises in Gaza following a military strike, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 5, 2025.

UN's corrupt aid 'mafia monopoly' preserves Hamas control of Gaza, GHF head tells 'Post'

As Hamas continues to terrorize innocent Gazans and aid workers alike, the UN insists on operating under broken systems that give Hamas a safety net, GHF director Johnnie Moore says.

 Rev. Johnnie Moore visits southern Israel in January 2024.

UNRWA to open office in Turkey, Erdogan says as he calls for more support

Israel last year banned UNRWA, saying it had employed members of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas who took part in the October 7 massacre.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington last year. Turkey under Erdogan is no longer a NATO ally in spirit; it is a rogue state pursuing an expansionist, Islamist agenda that threatens stability, states the writer.

Why Humanitarian Organizations hate the GHF - opinion

The opposition to the GHF stems from humanitarian organizations’ reliance on Hamas operatives in Gaza. These organizations are beholden to Hamas because their operations depend on Hamas.

 Palestinians carry aid supplies which they received from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2025, in this screengrab taken from video.

How closing Arab refugee camps would undercut the global intifada - opinion

Solving the broader refugee problem would pave the way for more countries to make peace with Israel and would expand the accords more rapidly.

 A PALESTINIAN PUSHES a hand truck with food supplies inside a United Nations food distribution center in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, last month.