Conflict over UNRWA and refugee rights
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a systematic campaign of targeting by the Israeli occupation. This includes closing its offices, seizing its facilities, and imposing laws that restrict its operations in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip. The campaign began with the passage of laws in 2024 aimed at severing relations with the agency, followed by measures such as evacuating the Qalandiya Institute, demolishing its facilities, and cutting off water and electricity supply, in addition to enacting laws that prohibit it from working or representing itself in Israel. These policies seek to undermine the rights of Palestinian refugees and erase their cause. They represent a direct assault on their right to education and essential services, and threaten the existence and the historic role of the agency in supporting millions of refugees.
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