UNRWA, Israel and Jerusalem

Israel Arrests 12 in East Jerusalem Over Hamas Ceasefire Celebrations
Newsweek has reached out to the Jerusalem Municipality for comment via email. The arrests highlight the ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinians, especially in light of the ceasefire that ended a major conflict.
UNRWA prepares to shutter operations in East Jerusalem as Israeli ban set to take effect
Knesset has barred operation of UN agency, which administers schools, medical clinics, other services for descendants of Palestinian refugees, over employees' involvement in terror
Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'
Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows Knesset legislation severing ties with the agency.
UN agency UNRWA says Israel orders it to stop East Jerusalem operations this week
The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by Israel to vacate premises and cease all of its operations in occupied East Jerusalem by Thursday. Israeli lawmakers in October passed a law banning UNRWA from the country and also prohibiting Israeli authorities for having contact with the agency,
UN agency for Palestinians readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other services provided by U.N. agency UNRWA as an Israeli ban on the organisation takes effect on Thursday.
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.
Israel gives UN Palestinian agency ultimatum to leave Jerusalem
Israel’s UN ambassador on Friday announced that the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees must end its operations and vacate all its premises in Jerusalem by January 30, 2025. Defying international concerns,
Hamas is set to free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release, officials say
Officials from Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old ...
Netanyahu meets Trump's envoy Witkoff in Jerusalem amid Gaza ceasefire and diplomatic efforts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting in Jerusalem with US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve ...
Israel’s Netanyahu meets Trump’s envoy Witkoff after Saudi trip
A day after visiting Saudi Arabia, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff also visited Gaza, according to Israeli media. Read ...
Jerusalem set to replace UNRWA services as critics warn of gaps
Civil society organizations warned that the ministry’s preparation were insufficient and would leave civilians in limbo.
Hamas is set to free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release, Israeli official says
Jerusalem — An Israeli official said Wednesday that Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old ...
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PA Spokesman: 'Stopping UNRWA activity is a provocation against Palestinians'
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman for PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas, criticizes the decision to halt UNRWA services in ...
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After Shas ultimatum, Smotrich rejects ‘concessions’ on Haredi conscription bill
Recruiting currently exempt ultra-Orthodox men is 'an existential national security necessity,' minister declares; Haredi ...
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Haredi extremists block Jerusalem road outside event honoring ultra-Orthodox troops
Hardliners reportedly try breaking in, hurl abuse at attendees, slam 'murderer of souls'; one said arrested for attacking cop ...