The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a UN agency that operates for the benefit of Palestinian refugees.
Having been founded in 1949, UNRWA is the only UN refugee agency dedicated to a specific area and refugee crisis.
The organization continues to operate in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, providing humanitarian aid and education for Palestinians.
However, UNRWA has also come under fire for a number of controversies, such as those who claim it creates dependency rather than resettling refugees and others who claim it promotes antisemitism and incitement against Israel in its educational programs.
The IDF operations were supported by intelligence, leading soldiers to raid buildings hosting Hamas terrorists and terror infrastructure in UNRWA headquarters.
The foreign secretary said the government will now provide £21 million in new funding and that UNRWA had taken steps to “ensure it meets the highest standards of neutrality."
The military added that the terrorists operated from the school to plan and carry out terror attacks against the forces in Gaza.
Hamas used UNRWA HQ in Gaza for recruiting and storing weapons, showing a pattern of using UN sites, raising concerns about the UN's response.
Since IDF withdrawal, Hamas has innovatively rebuilt its forces, using a UNRWA building for recruitment and weapons training, while IDF commandos disrupt these operations.
Scotland's former first minister reportedly donated £250,000, out of a fund destined for Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan, only a day before his in-laws were given passage from Gaza
'I have and will continue to condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes', Yousafzai said in April.
The strike was in coordination between the IDF, Israel Air Force, and Shin Bet, which targeted terrorists operating in an UNRWA school in Nuseirat.
The problems with UNRWA are not a new revelation: Even before the war, laws were proposed to limit it, and these are proceeding through the legislative channels.
War rooms, parts for UAV assembly, tactical drones, rockets, and machine guns were among the weapons and infrastructure located by the IDF.
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