We provide services in 19 Palestine refugee camps in the West Bank. UNRWA does not administer or police the camps, as this is the responsibility of the host authorities. More than 912,879 registered refugees live in the West Bank, around a quarter of …

3 days ago · Escalating hostilities in the occupied West Bank are putting the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, warned in a statement on Monday. It comes a day after Israeli Security Forces (ISF) carried out a series of controlled detonations at the Jenin ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Between 16 and 22 December, 12 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Of these, three were shot and killed by Israeli Forces in the vicinity of the West Bank Barrier in two incidents: in Qalqiliya on 17 December; and in …

Jan 23, 2025 · Late on 19 January, 90 Palestinians, among them 69 women and 21 children, were released from Israeli detention into the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as part of the prisoner release within the scope of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

2 days ago · The agency’s teams are “staying and delivering” in the remaining parts of the West Bank, Ms. Touma said, with basic services, including primary healthcare and education ongoing. “Schools and clinics remain open, including in occupied East Jerusalem, providing services to refugees,” the UNRWA spokesperson said. “We are seeing ...

Apr 24, 2024 · The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and to respond to...

6 days ago · As dictated by a motion approved in October by its parliament, Israel is canceling the 50-year-old agreement with the U.N. under which it allows UNRWA to operate in Gaza, the West Bank and east ...

Jan 30, 2025 · In the West Bank, UNRWA caters to more than 45,000 students, and runs some 96 schools, 43 healthcare facilities and 19 women’s centers. It has also provided loans amounting to $225.3 million.

14 hours ago · 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, Jordan and Lebanon.

Dec 5, 2024 · The West Bank, including East Jerusalem update is now once a week. According to OCHA , between 7 October 2023 and 31 October 2024, 736 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, of those, 430 …