UNRWA

West Bank training center at risk of shutdown by Israel authorities, UNRWA says

The Kalandia Training Centre, which teaches 350 young male students from across the West Bank skills such as plumbing and vehicle maintenance, could be shut.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.
Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Petitioners ask High Court to freeze anti-UNRWA law as Jerusalem facilities face demolitions

ISRAELI FORCES demolish the former UNRWA offices in Jerusalem following legislation passed by the Knesset, January 20, 2026.

Jerusalem requires sovereignity: UNRWA dismantling gives Israel power over the land - editorial

A sign that reads "Entering the area is prohibited!" is hung on fencing at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Israel demolishes UNRWA's Jerusalem HQ, but fails to explain why it had to go - comment


Is the UNRWA ban in east Jerusalem another Israeli bluff? - analysis

The law passed with a large majority and was supported by an array of MKs from both the coalition and opposition.

 AN UNRWA healthcare clinic in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip: Although UNRWA is technically an offshoot of the United Nations, it functions largely as a Palestinian organization, one that has been infiltrated and compromised by Hamas, the writer argues.

UNRWA laws remain unenforced in Jerusalem, despite Netanyahu's order

Israeli officials have not been able to implement a law intended to ban all activity of UNRWA in east Jerusalem, which came into effect on January 31.

A Palestinian woman takes part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City August 16, 2015.

Trump pushing EU to take 'Europe first' approach would benefit Israel, Palestinians - opinion

President Trump’s bold vision for peace, which is still in its early days, can only move forward if the hurdle of European disruptive intervention is removed.

 EUROPEAN COUNCIL President Antonio Costa takes part in a news conference during an informal European Union summit in Brussels, earlier this month. European intervention doesn’t have much to do with Palestinians; it has to do with Europe’s 2,300-year-old opposition to Judaism, the writer charges.

Jerusalem shuts down UNRWA vocational center after Netanyahu directive

According to the Israel Police, people uninvolved with the center began throwing stones at police officers stationed outside, who responded using riot dispersal methods.

A Palestinian woman takes part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City August 16, 2015.

Trump's new Washington makes Jordan's King Abdullah hold his tongue - analysis

Almost exactly a year before, Abdullah stood beside Biden and openly took issue with US policy. This time, he sat beside Trump and held his tongue.

President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Jordan's King Abdullah II attend a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, February 11, 2025.

Netanyahu offers support to Trump's plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza

Sean Hannity interviewed Netanyahu on Fox News, discussing Gaza, Iran's nuclear and hegemony ambitions, US interests in the Middle East, and if Trump is the best friend Israel has had in Washington.

 Sean Hannity (L) interviewing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) on Fox News, February 5, 2025.

FM Sa'ar announces Israel withdraws from UNHRC

This move comes a day after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the UNHRC on Tuesday.

MK Gideon Sa'ar attends a civil investigative committee hearing on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024

Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA

Further, Trump stated that US funding to the UN as a whole is disproportionate.

An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump.

The PA admits: UNRWA is a political organization - opinion

Democratic countries, together with humanitarian organizations, must confront UNRWA with the PA’s own words and end the charade of a “humanitarian” UNRWA, and stop the violation of human rights. 

Phillipe Lazzarini.

UNRWA carries on aid work despite Israeli ban

Juliette Touma, director of communications of UNRWA, claimed any disruptions to its work in Gaza would put a ceasefire deal at risk.

 UNRWA sack containing explosives, August 22, 2024.