UN Palestinian refugee agency HQ in east Jerusalem deserted

UN Palestinian refugee agency HQ in east Jerusalem deserted as Israeli ban takes effect
The headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, was deserted on Wednesday as staff left before a pair of Israeli laws came into effect Thursday banning the orga
Israel's looming Unrwa ban a catastrophe, UN Palestinian refugee agency warns
Israeli officials have not spelt out how they will enforce the legislation passed last year by Israel's parliament, which accused Unrwa of being complicit with Hamas - an allegati
Israel to formally ban UN Palestinian agency today, accuses it of sheltering terrorists
Israel has banned the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) over allegations that the agency shelters terrorists
Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency
On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli officials from any contact with the agency.
UNRWA Says Israel Ban Will Be Disastrous, US Says Exaggeration
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.
Israeli ban on UN Palestinian aid agency comes into effect
The laws block the UNRWA from operating on Israeli territory and prohibit Israeli officials from having any contact with the agency.View on euronews
Israel’s looming ban on UNRWA deeply worries Palestinians in Jerusalem refugee camp
In the Shuafat refugee camp, a hardscrabble district in east Jerusalem surrounded by a hulking concrete wall, intense security checks make venturing out exasperating.
UN chief appeals Israeli law banning 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

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