World Oct 22 WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds By Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Jan 31 Watch 7:57 UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Dec 12 UN General Assembly approves resolutions demanding Gaza ceasefire, more aid to Palestinian refugees The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Dec 01 UN halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing, blames looting crisis on Israel The decision could worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid. By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
World Nov 04 WATCH: U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far Israel alleges that UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas, which the agency denies and says it takes measures to ensure its neutrality. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Nov 04 Israel ends agreement with UNRWA, main provider of aid for Palestinian refugees By Associated Press The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had notified the U.N. of the cancellation of an agreement dating back to 1967 that facilitates UNRWA's work. Continue reading
Oct 30 Israel’s UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says By Baraa Anwer, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:35 Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians as northern Gaza healthcare system collapses By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev In northern Gaza, it was another day of mass death with Israeli airstrikes killing at least 88 people. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the besieged area for weeks. It comes… Continue watching
Oct 29 What to know about 2 new Israeli bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza By Joseph Krauss, Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel, designate it a terror organization, and cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government. Continue reading
Oct 28 Israel passes laws restricting a UN agency that has been a lifeline for Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Together, the laws would effectively sever ties with the U.N. agency, strip it of legal immunities and restrict its ability to support Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. Continue reading