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 ...

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 ...

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 …

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.

Jan 31, 2025 · According to OCHA, between 7 October 2023 and 26 January 2025, 845 Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.Of those, 498 Palestinians were killed in 2024. On 21 January, the Israeli Forces launched a new large-scale operation in Jenin Camp and city in northern West Bank.

Jan 27, 2025 · Israeli forces’ operations have become a primary cause of displacement in the West Bank, accounting for 42 per cent of all displacement documented by OCHA between January 2023 and December 2024, compared with less than two per cent in the two years prior. ... UNRWA has been forced to suspend schools and health services. Solid waste collection ...

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 ...

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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.