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What does UNRWA do and why has Israel banned it from West Bank, Gaza?

What are in the bills passed by Israel to ban the Palestinian refugee agency, and what services is it responsible for?

Al Jazeera

Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk

The Israeli parliament’s vote on Oct. 28, 2024, to ban the United Nations agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees is likely to affect millions of people – it also fits a pattern.

The Conversation

Why has Israel voted to ban UNRWA and what will the new laws do?

ISRAEL’S parliament has voted to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories in a move…

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Myanmar's Lost Generation Battles Trauma, Addiction At Jungle Rehab

In a drug treatment centre in a wooden stilt house deep in the Thai jungle, young refugees from Myanmar wait patiently for the prick of an acupuncture needle.

International Business Times

UNRWA, A Lifeline For Palestinians Amid Decades Of Conflict

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, whose operations in Israel were banned by the Israeli parliament on Monday, is seen by some as an "irreplaceable" humanitarian lifeline in Gaza, but as an accomplice of Hamas by others.

International Business Times

What is Unrwa and why has Israel’s parliament voted to ban it?

Knesset vote to declare UN agency for Palestinian refugees a terror organisation offers no alternative route for aid

The Guardian - UK

Taoiseach brands Israeli ban on UNRWA as ‘disastrous and shameful’

The Tanaiste has also condemned the moves in the Israeli parliament to prevent the UN Palestinian refugee agency from working in Gaza.

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Far-Right Influencer Sent to Prison for Repeating False Anti-Refugee Claims After Being Ordered to Stop

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to prison after repeatedly breaching a court order by spreading false claims about a Syrian refugee.

Latin Times

Israel wants to shut down the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. What would that mean?

Two bills making their way through Israel’s parliament would sever its ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, strip it of legal immunities and effectively bar it from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson Jailed For Contempt Of Court In UK

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson sentenced to 18 months in jail for spreading false accusations about a Syrian refugee. Upholding the rule of law ...

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UK Far-right Figurehead Tommy Robinson Jailed For 18 Months

A UK judge on Monday jailed notorious far-right agitator Tommy Robinson for 18 months after he admitted committing contempt of court over a long-running libel case involving a Syrian refugee.

International Business Times

Founder of far-right English Defense League gets 18 months in prison for court contempt

A judge has sentenced the founder of the far-right English Defense League to a year and a half in prison for contempt of court for violating an order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee

The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for repeating libellous claims against Syrian refugee

Thousands of Robinson’s supporters protested in central London on Saturday, but the right-wing figure missed the event

The Independent UK

Europe is not prepared for the looming Lebanese refugee crisis

Since it began at the end of September, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon has heaped more misery onto a Middle East already overwhelmed by humanitarian catastrophe. Within Lebanon, as of 23 October 2024, more than 1.2 million people have fled their homes, and tens of thousands are now trying to flee…

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Refugees Flee Lebanon To Syria Amid Border Crossing Closures

Israeli strikes on Lebanon-Syria border crossings disrupt refugee flow and humanitarian aid, raising concerns over worsening humanitarian crisis.

The Independent UK

Destruction of Lebanon-Syria border crossings in Israeli airstrikes creates difficulties

A stream of refugees fleeing Lebanon to Syria have been crossing a narrow makeshift bridge in the Qusair area of Syria’s Homs province since the official border crossing was put out of commission by an Israeli strike two days earlier

Latin Times

MAGA Ally Jim Jordan Subpoenas HHS Secretary Becerra Over Cost of Housing Unlawful Immigrants

The subpoena requires that Health and Human Services provide all relevant documents related to housing assistance for refugees, parolees, and other non-citizens

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Young Girl Rescued Alive After Israeli Airstrike In Gaza

Heart-wrenching rescue of Ghazal Masoud in Gaza highlights toll of conflict in Jabalya Refugee Camp. Ongoing conflict leads to fatalities, injuries, and di...

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Scottish refugee charity has donation buckets stolen in Edinburgh

A SCOTTISH refugee charity has said it has had two of its donation buckets stolen...

The Guardian - UK

‘Nowhere to go’: Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon face perilous return

Detentions and disappearances reported as an estimated 400,000 refugees make crossing into Assad regime territory

AAP

'Terrifying scene': neo-Nazis target refugee rally

Refugee advocates say they were also pepper-sprayed as police sought to separate them from a group of neo-Nazis chanting hateful slogans.

Top News

Rohingya Refugees Stranded Off Indonesia's Coast Spark Controversy

140 Rohingya Muslims stranded on boat off Aceh coast, facing refusal to disembark. UNHCR and local community providing assistance. Rohingya face discrimina...

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Water Supply Runs Out At Jabalya Refugee Camp In Gaza

Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza faces dire water shortage and rescue challenges amid ongoing Israeli military operation.

Evening Standard

TB cases rose 40% in Scotland last year, figures show

Public Health Scotland said the most reported risk factor for the disease ‘was being a refugee or asylum seeker’.

The National (Scotland)

Israeli forces block critical aid and round up men at refugee camp in Gaza

THE Israeli military has besieged hospitals and rounded up all the men at a refugee camp in Gaza and ordered women to leave while a nearby airstrike…

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