It’s a miracle she survived,' Mandy Damari says after call with British PM Keir Starmer; UN agency, which Israel just banned, calls for 'very serious claim' to be investigated
The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called the move by Jerusalem as "disastrous."
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.
Britain, France and Germany have voiced grave concern over Israel's law forbidding any contact between its officials and UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. A joint statement from the three nations, published by the British government, urged Israel to work with international partners, including the UN, to ensure continuity of relief operations.
A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 15 months says she was detained for some time at United Nations facilities. During a phone call with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Damari - who was released earlier this month - said she was held at sites belonging to the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa).
Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will cripple the aid agency's ability to aid Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees' Juliette Touma says since ceasefire, violence decreased substantially - Anadolu Ajansı
Without UNRWA, food delivery, healthcare, education and other services would be drastically undermined in occupied Palestinian territory, with direct and dire impacts on human rights of tens of thousands of Palestinians,
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.
Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN's Palestinian humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, drawing condemnation from aid groups.
Britain, France and Germany have reiterated their "grave concern" over Israel’s implementation of legislation regarding UNRWA.