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What could Israel’s legislation on UN aid agency mean for Gaza?

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that could prevent the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, a main provider of aid to Gaza, from being able to continue its work. The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel, designate it a terror ...

28 Oct 2024 at 21:00

Dodds: Israel must step back from the brink and drop UNRWA ban

Britain has urged Israel to “step back from the brink” and drop attempts to effectively ban the main aid agency still operating in Gaza. Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds expressed concerns as she responded to an urgent question on the ...

29 Oct 2024 at 14:02

Cameron: UK wants ‘absolute guarantee’ of no repeat of UNRWA staff allegations

Britain wants an “absolute guarantee” that the UN’s Palestinian aid agency will not employ staff who may be willing to attack Israel, Lord David Cameron has said. The Foreign Secretary said the Government wants assurances that “this can’t ...

14 Feb 2024 at 17:48

World

Austrian peacekeepers injured in missile strike at camp in Lebanon

Eight Austrian soldiers serving in the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon were lightly injured in a missile strike at the Naqoura camp on Tuesday, Austrian authorities said. Defence ministry spokesman Michael Bauer wrote on social network ...

29 Oct 2024 at 14:58

Cameron faces calls to restore funding to UNRWA to help ease suffering in Gaza

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has come under pressure to restore funding to the UN’s humanitarian relief agency in Palestine from a cross-party group of more than 50 MPs and peers. The UK was among a group of countries which halted ...

30 Mar 2024 at 16:29

Ireland

What does UNRWA do and why is it seen as a lifeline for Palestinians?

The Israeli parliament voted to ban the United Nations’ main aid agency for Palestinians from operating in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem on October 28. Because of Israel’s occupation and control of all Palestinian territories ...

01 Nov 2024 at 06:26

Taoiseach brands Israeli ban on UNRWA as ‘disastrous and shameful’

The Irish government has urged the international community to condemn and stand against a move by Israel to prevent a UN refugee agency working in Gaza. Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin both voiced objections to ...

28 Oct 2024 at 21:33

UN warns Israel after laws passed severing ties with aid agency

World

UN Secretary General calls on Israel not to ban, criminalise Palestinian aid

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has reminded Israel of its obligation to international law in the wake of the nation passing two laws that could see the UN’s aid agency banned from working in the country. Israeli lawmakers ...

29 Oct 2024 at 10:33

Banning UN aid agency risks jeopardising humanitarian effort in Gaza – Starmer

Israel must ensure the main aid agency still operating in Gaza can continue its “essential work”, the Prime Minister has said after the country’s parliament effectively banned it. Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was “gravely ...

28 Oct 2024 at 21:51

World

Israel must step in if it bans agency that is lifeline for Gaza, UN says

The United Nations has stressed that if Israel puts in place new laws cutting ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the Israeli government will have to meet their needs under international law. ...

29 Oct 2024 at 22:29

Dodds warns of ‘severe consequences’ if UNRWA aid is obstructed by Israel

Israel obstructing the work of Gaza’s primary aid agency will have “very severe consequences” on the humanitarian situation facing the region, Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds has said. During an ...

29 Oct 2024 at 15:14

Ireland takes eight Palestinian children with urgent health needs for treatment

Eight Palestinian children have arrived in Ireland for treatment as part of a multi-agency effort. Ireland is to take in 30 children following an appeal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ...

20 Dec 2024 at 14:25

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