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UNRWA’s first and last vocational college in East Jerusalem is under attack
Israel threatens the Qalandiya Training Centre, one of Jerusalem’s oldest still-operational educational institutions.
![UNRWA Commissioner-General ad interim Christian Saunders [AL Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-1787778537.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Israeli forces raid the Qalandiya Training Center belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) north of East Jerusalem. [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AA-20260825-42303270-42303265-ISRAELI_FORCES_RAID_UNRWAS_KALENDIYA_EDUCATION_CENTER_IN_EAST_JERUSALEM-1787665783.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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UNRWA staff cuts deepen in Gaza as Israel restricts critical aid access
Forced austerity: 600 staff laid off, Gaza salaries cut 20%, aid access blocked amid worsening humanitarian crisis.
From: NewsFeed
UN condemns Israel’s demolition of UNRWA HQ in occupied East Jerusalem
UN condemns Israel’s demolition of UNRWA HQ in occupied East Jerusalem
Published On 21 Jan 2026
From: NewsFeed
Israel’s NGO ban forces dozens of aid groups to suspend work in Gaza
Israel is revoking the licenses of 37 international organisations, forcing them to stop operations in Gaza.
Published On 1 Jan 2026
Israel escalates West Bank demolitions amid illegal settlement expansion
Bulldozers flatten refugee housing while Israel approves 126 settler housing units and targets UN agencies.
UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding Israel allow aid into Gaza
UN member states endorsed the ICJ’s findings and pressed Israel to meet its legal obligations as an occupying power.
![General Assembly meeting to vote on the Palestinian question at United Nations [File: Angela Weiss/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/000_74BE8FE-1765575567.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Condemnation as Israel raids UNRWA HQ in East Jerusalem, removes UN flag
The agency’s commissioner-general condemns raid as a direct violation of international law.
Aid still woefully short of Gaza needs as heavy rains, winter approach
Despite a ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid, only a fraction of the aid needed has been let into Gaza.
From: NewsFeed
Schools by day, shelters by night: Students return to Gaza classrooms
UNRWA schools in Gaza are serving a dual-purpose as classrooms during the day and shelters at night.
Published On 7 Nov 2025
From: Fault Lines
The Killing Field
Fault Lines investigates the killings of Palestinians seeking aid at GHF sites in Gaza.
Published On 6 Nov 2025
From: Quotable
Rubio’s “crusade” against UNRWA shows US bias on Gaza aid
Analyst Mouin Rabbani says the US Secretary of State’s UNRWA rejection shows Washington’s partisan Gaza stance.
Published On 25 Oct 2025
