UNRWA

UNRWA
Gaza War
MENA
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Gaza's families, former employees doubt UNRWA will get justice

Criticism is not limited to the families of the deceased. Some UNRWA employees were dismissed or suspended during the war, leaving many feeling betrayed.

Sally Ibrahim
01 April, 2026
Lazzarini [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
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UNRWA chief seeks probe into killing of staff in Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 March, 2026
Gaza MSF
MSF
Voices

MSF’s impossible choice shows Israel’s stranglehold on Gaza aid

Yara

Yara M. Asi

16 February, 2026
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini
UNRWA
World
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US unclear on UNRWA future, jettisoning would leave black hole

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon appeal to UNRWA to provide sufficient clean water
Lebanon
MENA
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Severe water crisis hits two Palestinian camps in Lebanon

Intisar Dannan
13 February, 2026
ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-HRW
Human Rights Watch
World
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Exclusive: How report on Palestinian refugee return rattled HRW

The New Arab Staff
06 February, 2026
gaza
Gaza War
MENA
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Israel kills two in Gaza as UNRWA warns of block on aid

The New Arab Staff
06 February, 2026
A view of destruction at UNRWA headquarters, which provides aid to millions of Palestinians and works under the United Nations, is targeted by Israel in Gaza City, Gaza on February 11, 2024.
Occupied West Bank
MENA
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Israeli Supreme Court delays ruling on anti-UNRWA laws

The New Arab Staff
30 January, 2026
A photograph shows an Israeli flag fluttering above demolished structures inside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on January 20, 2026.
UNRWA
MENA
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UN Palestinian refugee agency says demolished HQ set on fire

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2026
Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee, inspects aid warehouses in Al-Arish, near Rafah, accompanied by Major General Khaled Megaour, Governor of North Sinai on January 13, 2026 in Arish, Egypt.
UNRWA
World
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Ireland slams Israel's demolition of UNRWA HQ

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2026
The UNRWA logo is seen on the vest of an employee during a visit to the Jabal El Hussein refugee camp of UNRWA
UNRWA
MENA
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West Bank education centre could close due to Israeli threats

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
A view of destruction at UNRWA headquarters, which provides aid to millions of Palestinians and works under the United Nations, is targeted by Israel in Gaza City, Gaza on February 11, 2024.
Gaza War
MENA
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Palestinians urge UNRWA to reverse dismissal of Gaza staff

The New Arab Staff
22 January, 2026
Heavy machinery belonging to the Israel Land Authority begins demolishing an UNRWA complex on January 20, 2026 in Jerusalem
UNRWA
MENA
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Israel destroys UNRWA headquarters in 'unprecedented' attack

The New Arab Staff
20 January, 2026
This picture taken from the Jabal Mukaber neighbourhood of Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem
occupied East Jerusalem
MENA
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E. Jerusalem schools suspend classes after Israeli restrictions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2026
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres
MENA
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UN chief warns he could refer Israel to ICJ over UNRWA actions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2026
A view of destruction at UNRWA headquarters, which provides aid to millions of Palestinians and works under the United Nations, is targeted by Israel in Gaza City, Gaza on February 11, 2024.
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon camps protest 'Palestine' omission from textbooks

The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2026
A child makes his way through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP via Getty Images)
Gaza War
MENA
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Israel steps up Gaza demolitions as wall collapse kills four

The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2026
A view of destruction at UNRWA headquarters, which provides aid to millions of Palestinians and works under the United Nations, is targeted by Israel in Gaza City, Gaza on February 11, 2024.
UNRWA
MENA
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UNRWA to open office in Turkey 'within weeks'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
Gaza weather [Getty]
UNRWA
MENA
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UNRWA employees from Gaza face dismissal while living in exile

Sally Ibrahim
08 January, 2026
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is interviewed by South African Broadcasting Corporation
UNRWA
World
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UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 January, 2026
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk's visit to Sudan
Gaza War
MENA
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UN rights chief slams Israeli suspension of aid groups in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2025