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Apr 22

Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks.

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Feb 21

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Israel accused UN agency of enabling and employing Hamas. Experts debate its future

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Ethan Dodd, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

The U.N. acknowledged aid deliveries into Gaza have dropped dramatically, threatening a population where hunger is spreading. That aid is delivered by UNRWA, an agency that Israel recently accused of acting “under the authorization” of Hamas. Nick Schifrin discussed the…

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Feb 21

Why isn’t desperately needed aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza?

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, the Israeli military's refusal to facilitate deliveries and the breakdown of order inside Gaza make it increasingly difficult to bring vital aid to much of the coastal enclave.

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Feb 12

Chief of UNRWA in Gaza calls EU funds ‘absolutely critical’ but the bloc wants an audit

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The aid agency, UNRWA, has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter during Israel's war against Hamas. But it's reeling from allegations that 12 staff members participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

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Jan 31

UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel…

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Jan 29

Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Oct. 7 Hamas attack

By Tia Goldenberg, Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

The allegations against staffers with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees prompted Western countries to freeze funds vital for the body, which is a lifeline for desperate Palestinians in Gaza.

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Jan 29

What is UNRWA, the U.N. aid agency Israel accuses of having militant links?

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees employs thousands of staffers and provides vital aid and services to millions of people across the Middle East. In Gaza, it has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter to civilians during…

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Jan 28

UN aid agency in Gaza warns its operations are ‘collapsing’ from wave of funding cuts

By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

The head of the main U.N. aid agency in the war-battered Gaza Strip warned late Saturday that its work is collapsing after nine countries decided to suspend funding over allegations that several agency employees participated in the deadly Hamas attack…

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Jan 26

U.S. hits pause on funding UN agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas Oct. 7 attack

By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

The U.S. is the biggest donor to the agency, which has been providing aid to Gaza's population amid Israel's offensive.

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Nov 04

Average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says the average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour that the U.N. had stockpiled in the region.

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