The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called the move by Jerusalem as "disastrous."
Danon officially informed members of the Security Council that Israel will cease its cooperation with UNRWA on January 30th. ( Video: UNTV.)
The org's chief tells the UN it has been the target of a "fierce disinformation campaign" to "portray the agency as a terrorist organization."
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon discusses recent developments in the war in Gaza and relations with the U.S. under President Donald Trump.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon notifies that UNRWA will be barred from operating in sovereign Israeli territory within 48 hours, and must vacate properties in Jerusalem, after the agency fa
Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows Knesset legislation severing ties with the agency.
Hillel Neuer of the UN Watch hits back against UNRWA, which will be barred from operating in sovereign Israeli territory, saying that there are plenty of organizations that can replace the agency, whi
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, officially informed the members of the UN Security Council that, within 48 hours, the State of Israel will cease cooperation with UNRWA - the UN Relief Workers Agency that works with people in Gaza.
Israel announced it will cease cooperation with UNRWA, the UN agency working in Gaza, citing its employment of Hamas terrorists. New legislation prohibits UNRWA from operating within Israeli territory.
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.
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.