The Latest Breaking News from UNRWA

Is Trump’s new Palestine plan a breakthrough or diplomatic mirage?

Washington’s roadmap aligns surprisingly closely with a UN-backed plan – but key differences could prove unworkable

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025

Hamas has radicalised children in UNRWA schools in Gaza, watchdog NGO report claims

A report presented in Berlin by the organisation UN Watch has found financial and personnel links between the UN aid agency and Hamas.

Euronews · Sep 18, 2025

Middle East crisis: at least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – as it happened

More than 40,000 have suffered ‘new war-related injuries’ with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025

Lammy labels Gaza famine ‘utterly horrifying’

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said on Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread further south.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Israel pounds Gaza, killing 81, as it begins assault to seize Gaza City

Attacks come as Israeli-induced famine grips the besieged Strip amid calls for Israel to accept a mediated truce.

Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2025

Israel has killed nearly 19,000 children in Gaza war as strikes intensify

Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance.

Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2025

Time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – as it happened

Mette Frederiksen says recognition should take place when a ‘sustainable and democratic state’ could be created, and that Denmark would use its EU presidency to increase pressure on Israel and Hamas

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2025

‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on Monday

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025

Israel kills 61 people in Gaza City, at least 100 across enclave

The surge in Israel’s bombardment in the north of the Gaza Strip comes as it plans to seize Gaza City.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025

UN says families, a generation being ‘wiped out’ by Israel’s war on Gaza

Malnutrition from Israeli-induced starvation, strikes kill dozens of Palestinians as journalists deliberately targeted.

Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2025