The Latest Breaking News from UNRWA

Thousands trapped inside main Gaza hospital surrounded by Israeli military; Joe Biden calls for al-Shifa hospital to be ‘protected’

Palestinian health officials say patients dying due to energy shortages as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies

For over 70 years, one key U.N. agency has provided relief to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip. As Israel continues to bombard the territory, UNRWA says it's struggling to keep up with demand.

Thousands move south as Israeli forces inch closer to two big hospitals in north where many have sought refuge

Housing 100,000, Gaza’s smallest camp has no water and mounting waste is spreading disease amid Israeli air raids.

New analysis of imagery from a European Space Agency satellite allows for what researchers say is the most comprehensive look yet at the scale of damage due to the Israeli bombardment.

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Leo Varadkar was speaking ahead of an international conference in Paris.

Eighteen Palestinians killed and at least 20 injured in IDF raid on Jenin city; Israeli military says tactical pauses in fighting do not constitute ceasefire

We bring you a special edition of Middle East Matters, one month after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On October 7, 1,400 people were killed in the unprecedented Hamas attacks; the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. A month on, Israelis are still…

More than 33,550 cases of diarrhoea reported since mid-October, most among children under five, says WHO;