UNRWA
United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees
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| January 30 2025 | Israel's ban on UNRWA goes into effect, with the government terminating all collaboration, communication, and contact with the organization. |
| January 2025 | David Horovitz wrote an article titled 'Gaza after UNRWA', criticizing the agency's alleged complicity and perpetuation of intolerance towards Israel. |
| 2024 | A review highlighted ongoing issues with UNRWA's use of host-country textbooks with problematic content. |
| 2024 | The Swiss National Council voted to cut funding to UNRWA, citing concerns of antisemitism and connections to terrorism. |
| November 2024 | UNRWA claims that Israeli military tanks destroyed their office in Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank, which the IDF denied. |
| October 2024 | Israeli media alleged that a UNRWA worker's passport was found near Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after his killing. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini publicly rejected this claim, stating it was unverified information intended to discredit the organization. |
| October 28 2024 | The Knesset passes legislation ordering UNRWA to cease all activities in territories claimed by Israel within 90 days. |
| August 5 2024 | An internal investigation finds that nine UNRWA staff members may have been involved in the October 7 attack on Israel and terminates their employment. |
| July 2024 | The Israeli Foreign Ministry sent a list of 108 UNRWA employees alleged to be members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) to UNRWA, raising significant concerns about the organization's staff composition and potential security implications. |
| July 2024 | UN Office of Internal Oversight Services investigation concluded that 9 UNRWA staffers 'may have been involved' in the October 7 attacks, resulting in termination of their employment. |
| July 19 2024 | United Kingdom announces £21m ($27m) in funding for UNRWA. |
| June 2024 | Over 100 family victims of the October 7 attacks file a $1 billion lawsuit against UNRWA in New York, accusing the organization of aiding Hamas and allowing them to use its facilities. |
| June 7 2024 | New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces resumption of annual NZ$1 million funding to UNRWA. |
| May 25 2024 | Italy announces €5m for UNRWA and €30m for Gaza Food aid. |
| May 18 2024 | Austria resumes funding to UNRWA. |
| April 2024 | Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, called on donors to support UNRWA, describing the agency as 'the Palestinian refugees' lifeline'. |
| April 2024 | US Senator Chris Van Hollen publicly dismissed Israel's claim that UNRWA is a branch of Hamas, stating that US intelligence had no evidence to support this accusation. |
| April 24 2024 | Germany announces it will resume funding to UNRWA following the Colonna review. |
| April 22 2024 | The independent Review Group publishes a report finding no evidence from Israel to support claims of widespread UNRWA employee involvement in terrorist organizations. |
| March 29 2024 | Japan resumes funding to UNRWA. |
| March 23 2024 | US cuts all UNRWA funding until March 2025 as part of a government funding package. |
| March 23 2024 | The United States extends its suspension of UNRWA funding until March 2025. |
| March 22 2024 | Finland resumes funding to UNRWA. |
| March 15 2024 | Australia resumes funding to UNRWA. |
| March 9 2024 | Sweden resumes funding to UNRWA. |
| March 8 2024 | Canada resumes funding to UNRWA. |
| March 5 2024 | Canadian government announces resumption of funding to UNRWA. |
| March 1 2024 | UN announces 50 million euros in funding to UNRWA within the following week. |
| March 1 2024 | European Union maintains its funding to UNRWA. |
| March 1 2024 | European Union reinstated funding for UNRWA after previous suspension in September 2021. |
| March 1 2024 | The EU reinstated funding for UNRWA. |
| February 2024 | US President Joe Biden urges Congress to pass a bill banning United States funding for UNRWA. |
| February 29 2024 | United Nations announced it had not received any evidence from Israel to support the initial claims against UNRWA employees. |
| February 23 2024 | A group of Israeli humanitarian organizations, including Doctors for Human Rights and B'Tselem, call on donors to restore UNRWA funding. |
| February 21 2024 | The Wall Street Journal published an article reporting on a US intelligence assessment regarding Israeli claims about UNRWA staff, which could not verify accusations that 10% of staff have links to militants. |
| February 15 2024 | Ireland increases its funding contributions to UNRWA. |
| February 10 2024 | The IDF claimed to have uncovered a tunnel underneath UNRWA's main headquarters in Gaza, containing computer servers, industrial batteries, and communication infrastructure. |
| February 8 2024 | Canadian government states it has not seen evidence supporting Israel's claims about UNRWA. |
| February 5 2024 | Spain increases its funding contributions to UNRWA. |
| February 5 2024 | Channel 4 reported that the six-page Israeli dossier contained no substantive evidence to support claims of UNRWA staff involvement in terrorist activities, despite allegations of 190 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives serving as UNRWA employees. |
| February 4 2024 | Netanyahu reiterates allegations of UNRWA's collaboration with Hamas during a cabinet meeting, citing the organization's involvement in the October 7 attacks and calling for its replacement. |
| February 3 2024 | Financial Times analyzed Israel's intelligence assessment, concluding it was based on smartphone intercepts and captured identity cards but provided no concrete evidence for the allegations. |
| February 3 2024 | On Al-Jazeera's The Listening Post, Palestinian rights lawyer Diana Buttu criticized the allegations as adopting an unquestioned Israeli narrative. |
| January 2024 | International Court of Justice concludes that Israel is plausibly committing genocide in Gaza, leading to subsequent defunding of UNRWA by some states. |
| January 2024 | The EU suspended funding for UNRWA. |
| January 31 2024 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with UN ambassadors in Jerusalem, claiming 'UNRWA is totally infiltrated with Hamas' and calling for its replacement by other UN agencies and aid organizations. |
| January 30 2024 | US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield emphasizes accountability for participants in the 7 October attack during a UN Security Council meeting. |
| January 30 2024 | New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces suspension of funding to UNRWA pending investigation. |
| January 30 2024 | Sweden announces funding freeze for UNRWA. |
| January 30 2024 | Sky News reviewed the Israeli intelligence report and reported on allegations against UNRWA employees. |
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