The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, says an Israeli ban on his institution has not ...

Asher told The Post that he found sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and explosives alongside the care packages marked “USAID” while on patrol in an undisclosed village in Lebanon where the Iran-backed ...

Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: AP/Bilal Hussein Trump announced Tuesday that Washington will not resume funding for UNRWA — which had already been halted since January 2024 when the ...

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 ...

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...

According to UNRWA, the agency provides aid, protection and advocacy for Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the occupied Palestinian territories until a just solution is achieved.

The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.

UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 ...

UNRWA is also likely to face increased pressure ... as well as 3 million more in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, it has been the main lifeline for ...

UNRWA provides aid and services — including health and education — to some 2.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, as well as 3 million more in Syria, ...