United Nations Relief and Works Agency

UN refugee agency employees evacuated from Gaza over security concerns

The UNRWA employees reportedly had received death threats from local employees facing the loss of their jobs due to a financial crisis in the agency.

Jared Kushner calls to ‘disrupt’ UN relief agency, saying it ‘doesn’t help peace’

“This [agency] perpetuates a status quo, is corrupt, inefficient and doesn’t help peace,” Kushner wrote in an internal email, according to Foreign Policy.

Weapons found stored in third UN school in Gaza

A stockpile of weapons was discovered at a third United Nations school in the Gaza Strip.

Israel

Israeli inquiry finds U.N. school courtyard was empty when mortar hit

Israel

Shelling on U.N. building in Gaza serving as shelter kills at least 15

Israel

Israel fires on Gaza school with UNRWA inspectors in building

Israel

Rockets discovered at second U.N. school in Gaza

Israel

U.N. agency returned rockets to Hamas, Israeli official says

Israel

UNRWA condemns discovery of rockets in Gaza school

Israel

Palestinians throw shoes at U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon

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