UNRWA
![FM Katz: We Will Submit Evidence on UNRWA Terror Ties to Independent UN Investigation](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/02/05/99973510-c452-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h3585_w5378.jpg)
The Foreign Minister posted this announcement on X/Twitter after UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced an independent investigation into alleged UNRWA terror ties.
![Bank Leumi Explains Why It Froze the Israeli Accounts of UNRWA and of Settlers Sanctioned by Biden](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/05/8daef250-c44e-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h5256_w3508.jpg)
Sanctions, Bank Leumi
Bank Leumi officials explained that UNRWA had been withdrawing money in a suspicious manner with unsatisfactory answers, leading to suspected terror ties.
![Foreign Ministry: World Food Programme Main Candidate to Replace UNRWA](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/05/a6c996c0-c424-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h3209_w4814.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA, Humanitarian Aid
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has drawn up a list of potential candidates to replace the functioned previously served by UNRWA, after employees of the latter were found to have participated in October 7.
![Foreign Minister Katz Commits to "Disengage" UNRWA from Gaza](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/04/2d5a42d0-c389-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h4480_w6720.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA
In posts published on his X/Twitter account in both English and Hebrew, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that UNRWA is "part of the problem and not part of the solution."
![An UNRWA sack, filled with explosives.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/04/78281e80-c371-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h901_w672.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA
The decision came after the State Department's decision to temporarily suspend funding for the agency due to revelations of some UNRWA employees' involvement in October 7.
!["I am not in need of any assistance in navigating our relations with the US." Netanyahu.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/04/62fdb2c0-c369-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h1280_w1920.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War
Prime Minister Netanyahu obliquely criticized National Security Minister Ben Gvir's criticism of US President Biden, cautioning against obstructionism without any compromise.
![Gallant to UN Ambassadors: UNRWA Has Lost Its Legitimacy](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/01/084ffcb0-c0fe-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA
At a meeting with a delegation of UN Ambassadors, the Defense Minister sharply criticized UNRWA, also saying that the window for a diplomatic resolution in the north is shrinking.
![Netanyahu to UN Ambassadors: Time to End UNRWA](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/31/ad322980-c070-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h1134_w1600.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA
Meeting a delegation of UN Ambassadors, the Prime Minister said that "There are other agencies in the UN. There are other agencies in the world. They have to replace UNRWA."
![UNRWA Bag](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/31/55250830-c024-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h1600_w1200.jpeg)
Israel - Gaza War
During a raid in Khan Yunis, forces discovered daggers and explosive charges hidden inside UNRWA bags. The IDF emphasizes that this activity has affected the Islamic Jihad's capabilities in the production of long-range missiles.
![Watch: House Foreign Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on UNRWA](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/30/6e226140-bfa5-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h147_w300.png)
UNRWA, House of Representatives
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is holding a hearing today to investigate a range of allegations against UNRWA for terror ties and support.
!["Supporters of terrorism are not welcome here." Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/29/a075ccd0-beca-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h6720_w4480.jpg)
UNRWA, Terrorism
In a post he published on X/Twitter, Minister Katz said that UNRWA Chief Phillipe Lazzarini should resign over the revelations of UNRWA employee involvement in October 7 and that "supporters of terrorism are not welcome here."
![Palestinians protest demanding compensation for damaged homes in the 2014 war, outside the headquarters of "UNRWA", in Gaza City, on September 5, 2022.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/27/84eee010-bd43-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h4480_w6720.jpg)
UNRWA Funding Boycott
The French government announced that it will temporarily freeze UNRWA's funding, after it was revealed that some of the organization's employees took part in the October 7 massacre. This is the tenth country to announce the suspension of aid to the organization in Gaza.
![A general strike by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Balata camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, on January 24, 2023.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/27/3301a0e0-bd42-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h3607_w5410.jpg)
UNRWA, A Global Ban
After Israel exposed that 12 employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees participated in the October 7 massacre, many countries announced the suspension of funding and called for an investigation into the organization's actions in Gaza.
![US, UK, and Australia Impose Fifth Round of Sanctions Against Hamas Funding Networks](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/22/82aa37a0-b95b-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h2000_w3000.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hamas, Sanctions
The new round of sanctions targets Gaza-based networks transferring tens of millions of dollars from sources like Iran to Hamas.
Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Relief
According to the Israeli authorities, food supply has increased significantly since the war, but turf wars between aid agencies, Hamas theft of aid trucks, and fights between businesses mean aid is often not reaching its destination.
![Palestinians receive food rations from UNRWA, Hamas use them to hide weapons.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/07/81f6ad30-ad75-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h2000_w3000.jpg)
Weapons Found in UNRWA Sacks
Grenades, explosive charges and RPG missiles are just some of the weapons IDF forces found in UNRWA sacks.
![TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/31/ec3dc1d0-a7ba-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War
TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto delivers raw accounts from the heart of the Israel-Gaza conflict, unveiling critical developments. Watch:
![Swiss Parliamentary Building](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/20/363cc790-9f5a-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h843_w1280.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA, Switzerland
The vote amounts to a rejection of the Swiss Senate's preference for only a partial cut in funding. The matter will now move to conciliation between the houses.
![Under increasing scrutiny and attack from European backers. UNRWA.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/11/28/9af1f870-8dff-11ee-bc33-7941d28036f3__h403_w300.png)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA, Germany
The UN Agency's largest donor is putting its funding on hold "due to the current situation."
![For the Second Time: Fuel Trucks Entered the Gaza Strip](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/11/17/4337e560-853d-11ee-a019-5f70af786fc3__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War News Flash
10 fuel trucks entered the Gaza Strip from the Rafah Border Crossing, containing 150,000 liters of diesel. A political source said that the War Cabinet approved the passage of the trucks intended for the civilian population in the southern Gaza Strip.