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כוחות הביטחון הגיעו להרוס את מטה אונרא בירושלים שנמצא בגבעת התחמושת

UN threatens Hague action over Israeli plan to build on former UNRWA compound

UN legal office calls planned Defense Ministry complex in east Jerusalem an ‘escalatory step,’ while Israeli envoy Danny Danon says Israel will not be intimidated by legal threats

Itamar Eichner | 05.24.26

Israel eyes new Defense Ministry complex atop former UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem

Government expected to allocate abandoned Jerusalem compound evacuated and demolished in 2024 for an IDF recruitment office, defense minister’s office and military heritage museum near Ammunition Hill

Itamar Eichner | 05.13.26

UN chief threatens legal action against Israel over demolition of UNRWA compound in Jerusalem

Antonio Guterres sharply criticized Israel’s move to dismantle UNRWA’s Jerusalem compound, accusing it of taking over the site without UN authorization and warning the dispute could reach The Hague, saying the building was broken into, damaged by fire and staff faced threats

Itamar Eichner | 02.12.26

מהלך פעילות של כוחות חטיבה 7 לטיהור מרחב הקו הצהוב: אותרו כ-110 פצצות מרגמה שהוסתרו בשקי סיוע הומניטרי של אונר"א

UNRWA aid bags used to conceal 110 mortars in Gaza weapons cache found by IDF in Israeli-held area

More than two years into the war, IDF forces found rockets and about 110 mortar shells concealed in UNRWA aid sacks and blankets in southern Gaza, in territory under Israeli military control

Yoav Zitun | 02.03.26

Fire breaks out at demolished UNRWA compound in Jerusalem

Eight firefighting teams battle overnight flames at former UN agency site near Ammunition Hill, working to prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby homes following government-ordered evacuation and demolition of complex

ynet | 01.25.26

Demolition of UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem begins | Watch

At Ammunition Hill in the capital, representatives of the Israel Land Authority began demolishing the UNRWA headquarters, after the Knesset decision to cut ties with the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees

Idan Bloemhof | 01.20.26

אנטוניו גוטרש, מזכ"ל האו"ם, בעצרת הכללית של האו"ם בניו יורק

UN chief warns he may refer Israel to world court over actions against UNRWA

Israeli officials dismissed the warning, saying the secretary-general is protecting an agency increasingly exposed as compromised by terrorist groups

Associated Press | 01.13.26

UNRWA under fire as report details Hamas takeover of its schools in Gaza and Lebanon

New UN Watch report says Hamas leaders infiltrated UNRWA schools in Gaza and Lebanon, serving as principals, union heads and teachers while promoting terror and blocking reforms; watchdog warns donor states risk financing extremism by proxy

Ynet Global | 09.18.25

איראן הפגנה 45 שנה משבר בני ערובה מול שגרירות ארה"ב

Report: Jewish American grandfather, 70, among 4 US citizens held by Iran

Jewish grandfather from New York, California woman and Iranian-American journalist held in Iran, with another barred from leaving; UNRWA faces US lawsuits alleging support for Hamas and Hezbollah

Ynet | 08.02.25

UNRWA may collapse, UN Secretary-General warns again; UN envoy: 'it's time to shut down this failing agency'

António Guterres warns that the Palestinian relief agency is at an "unprecedented breaking point," and that the agency could collapse as early as August if $200 million in emergency aid is not delivered

Itamar Eichner | 07.30.25

תושבי עזה פרצו למחסני חמאס סמוך לכניסה למחנה אלמגאזי ברחוב סלאח א-דין ולקחו כמויות גדולות של קמח

Gazans loot Hamas food stores, five shot dead

Fake statement falsely claiming the U.S.-based GHF had halted aid over unrest led to mass looting of a Hamas warehouse in central Gaza

Einav Halabi, Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner, News Agencies | 05.28.25

ח"כ יוליה מלינובסקי הקימה לשכה במתחם אונר"א בגבעת התחמושת - וקוראת לחברי כנסת ושרים להצטרף אליה

Opposition lawmaker sets up ‘office’ at UNRWA site in Jerusalem: ‘This is how you assert sovereignty’

Knesset member Yulia Malinovsky set up an 'office' at the UNRWA site in Jerusalem, vowed to establish a new neighborhood named after Oct. 7 victims and mocked the government, but left after police requested it

Liran Tamari | 05.26.25

Shurat HaDin founder: 'We're going after the money behind Hamas and Iran'

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner says her organization has filed lawsuits against entities funding Hamas, including Qatari foundations, cryptocurrency platforms, UNRWA, and even the Red Cross

Emily Schrader, ILTV | 05.24.25

מורה בבית ספר מלמדת ילדים עם בובה לצד לוח עם תוכן שמאדיר את טבח ה-7 באוקטובר

EU Parliament votes to freeze Palestinian funding over incitement in textbooks

European Parliament votes to freeze Palestinian funding until inciting content is removed from textbooks: 'Children deserve peace-based education, not jihad'; PA had pledged reforms—but introduced new Gaza curriculum urging violence

Itamar Eichner | 05.07.25

הודעות בקבוצת טלגרם של אונר"א שבה הוללו מורים פלסטינים ב עזה את טבח 7 באוקטובר

US backs Israel's ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at World Court

At the opening of hearings U.N. and Palestinian representatives accuse Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza

Reuters | 04.30.25