The director of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon said on Wednesday that the agency had not been affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's halt to U.S. foreign aid funding or by an Israeli ban on its operations.

UNRWA, a United Nations agency, continues operations in Lebanon despite halts in U.S. funding and an Israeli ban on its activities. The agency investigates staff implicated in the Gaza war and maintains neutrality.

Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to new prime minister-designate,

In Lebanon, health officials said that Israeli ... and it has put the movement of Palestinians into northern Gaza on hold. UNRWA warns of far-reaching consequences if Israel goes ahead with ...

There is no alternative to UNRWA”, said António Guterres on 29 October 2024, after the Israeli Parliament’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from Israel.

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

UNRWA’s mandate to operate is granted by the ... the IDF's existing manpower in operations in both Gaza and southern Lebanon. Halevi spoke about a haredi soldier from the Givati Brigade who ...

Israel has banned a key UN agency from operating in Israel, making the future of its operations in Gaza and the West Bank unclear.

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.

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.