Fear hits east Jerusalem

Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency
On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli officials from any contact with the agency.
UN agency for Palestinians readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other services provided by U.N. agency UNRWA as an Israeli ban on the organisation takes effect on Thursday.
Israel's ban on UNRWA in Jerusalem and the West Bank comes into effect
The Israeli Parliament voted in favour of banning the United Nations' aid programme to Palestinians three months ago, claiming "UNRWA is Hamas".
Israel’s looming ban on UNRWA deeply worries Palestinians in Jerusalem refugee camp
In the Shuafat refugee camp, a hardscrabble district in east Jerusalem surrounded by a hulking concrete wall, intense security checks make venturing out exasperating.
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.
Israel's ban on UN's Palestinian aid agency has come into effect. Here's what that looks like
Israel has formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash
UNRWA Says Israel Ban Will Be Disastrous, US Says Exaggeration
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.
UN Palestinian refugee agency HQ in east Jerusalem deserted as Israeli ban takes effect
The headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, was deserted on Wednesday as staff left before a pair of Israeli laws came into effect Thursday banning the orga
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Israeli officials have not spelt out how they will enforce the legislation passed last year by Israel's parliament, which accused Unrwa of being complicit with Hamas - an allegati
UN chief appeals Israeli law banning UNRWA
Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will cripple the aid agency's ability to aid Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Israel delays prisoner release after chaotic hostage handover
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