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Israel has expressed disappointment at the German government's announcement it will resume cooperation with the UN relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza. "Germany's decision to renew cooperation with UNRWA in Gaza is regrettable and disappointing," wrote Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. "Israel shared with Germany and other donor countries detailed information about hundreds of Hamas militants and many hundreds more who are members of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations, all of whom are UNRWA employees. These are not just a few ...
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The German government says it plans to resume its cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip in the near future. This was announced by the German Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday. The decision comes after a investigation requested by the UN found no evidence to back up Israel's allegations that a dozen UNRWA employees took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel and that the agency had been thoroughly infiltrated by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The indepe...
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The German government says it plans to resume its cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip in the near future. This was announced by the German Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday. UNRWA - the main humanitarian provider in Gaza - faced a major crisis after Israel accused a dozen of its employees of being involved in the October 7 attacks that left some 1,200 people dead. Several employees were dismissed in the wake of the accusations. In the days and weeks that fol...
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A group of experts appointed by the United Nations plans to present a final report on Monday on allegations against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). An interim report was published a month ago, attesting to the organization's good work but also identifying "critical areas that still need to be addressed." No details were given at the time. The independent group, headed by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, was set up at the beginning of February. UNRWA has been in the headlines for some time because Israel has accused a dozen of its...
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The Japanese government on Tuesday announced it would resume its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said the country had planned to contribute $35 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. Japan suspended its funding following Israeli allegations that a dozen UNRWA employees were involved in the terrorist acts committed by Hamas on October 7. The Israeli allegations led a number of Western countries, including major donors the United States and Germany, to sus...
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The German government says it is supplying €45 million ($48.7 million) to UNRWA, United Nation's agency for Palestinian refugees, for its work in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied West Bank, while funds for Gaza remain suspended. The contributions are part of the regular regional support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the German Foreign Office said, disclosing the sum in Berlin on Monday. Germany, alongside other donor countries, suspended UNRWA funds for the agency's work in the Gaza Strip after Israel in January accused a...
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The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Thursday said that the agency has "reached breaking point." "The Agency has reached breaking point, with Israel's repeated calls to dismantle UNRWA and the freezing of funding by donors at a time of unprecedented humanitarian needs in Gaza," UNRWA director Philippe Lazzarini said in a letter to President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis. Lazzarini said the agency's ability to fulfil its mandate "is now seriously threatened." Israel has accused a dozen UNRWA employees of being invo...
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