Clashes between rival factions in the Ein el Hilweh camp, the largest in Lebanon, has also displaced thousands of refugees, according to reports. Armed groups have taken over eight schools run by UNRWA, the UN agency providing support to Palestine refugees, preventing around 6,000 children from accessing the classroom as a new school year gets…
The fighting between Palestinian armed groups at Ein El Helweh camp has also forced thousands to flee their homes that have been damaged. Ein El Helweh is one of 12 camps in Lebanon operated by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. It provides services to nearly 50,000 people. Dorothee Klaus, UNRWA Director in…
The United Nations has said that Israel has turned Palestine into an open prison. This has been said by Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Representative of Human Rights for Palestine, in a statement given to the UN Human Rights Council. He says that Palestinians in Palestine are constantly facing Israeli imprisonment and surveillance. Since 1967,…
Courtesy: Al Arabiya News. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the Israeli attack on Palestine. From Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it strongly condemns the Israeli attacks on Palestine, and the loss of Palestinian lives due to the bombing of Jenin by the Israeli forces is condemnable. The…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in China on a 5-day visit; Photo: AFP Beijing: In the meeting between the presidents of China and Palestine, it was agreed to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries, the details of which will be announced later. According to the international news organization, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud…
Chronic underfunding over the past decade, and resultant severe austerity measures, mean UNRWA is already operating with a $75 million shortfall, putting its lifesaving programmes across the Middle East at risk. “As I address you today, I do not have the funds to keep our schools, health centres and other services running as of September,”…
File photo Egypt’s mediation efforts failed, and a cease-fire could not be reached between Israel and Palestine in Gaza. According to the news agency, 31 Palestinians were martyred in 5 days by Israel’s bombing in Gaza. More than 1100 rockets have been fired at Israel in response by the Palestinians. According to reports, the Israeli…
File photo Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi released a message of sympathy after the Israeli forces tortured the Palestinian people. Shaheen Shah Afridi expressed his feelings on social media in a very meaningful and beautiful way. Shaheen Shah Afridi wrote that ‘believers are like a body, if any part of the body…
In a first since 2020, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited Saudi Arabia on 28 and 29 January at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Longtime Saudi solidarity with Palestine refugees topped the agenda of his talks with the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Waleed ElKhereji, and the Supervisor-General of the King Salman Humanitarian…
