UNRWA calls out Hamas, Israel for actions during Israel-Gaza war

UNRWA has called on Hamas and Israel to respect the sanctity of its installations in order to ensure that it continues to safely provide its services to refugees.
Palestinian Mansour Abu Ghadyan and members of his family share a meal inside a classroom of an UNRWA-run school where they will be living temporarily after their home was damaged during the recent Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, May 29, 2021.
Palestinian Mansour Abu Ghadyan and members of his family share a meal inside a classroom of an UNRWA-run school where they will be living temporarily after their home was damaged during the recent Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, May 29, 2021. - Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images
Mai Abu Hasaneen
Mai Abu Hasaneen
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has recently condemned the targeting of its facilities in the Gaza Strip during the latest conflict between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel. 

In an Aug. 11 press release, UNRWA stressed that its installations are inviolable at all times, and called on all parties to refrain from any activity or behavior that endangers beneficiaries and employees and undermines its ability to safely assist refugees.

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