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Israeli military drop leaflets with Quran excerpt over Gaza’s Khan Younis, referring to “wrongdoers”

On Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported that clashes between Hamas and Israeli forces have recently spiked in Khan Younis. Palestinian displaced people in Khan Younis have said Israeli warplanes dropped a…

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UNHCR official warns of looming record high numbers for forcibly displaced persons

According to the latest report from UNHCR, the number of forcibly displaced people has exceeded 110 million, an unprecedented figure in history. A top UN official warned the current number…

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Palestinians say UN’s first Nakba Day ‘important’ though more action needed

Since the start of the year, Israel has killed at least 150 Palestinians, including children. Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israeli occupation of their homeland noted that while the United…

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Qatar steps in with $2.5 million to bolster UNRWA amid ‘chronic underfunding’ crisis

The agency previously called for the much-needed funding of $50-80 million to keep running until the end of the year. Qatar has stepped in to provide the United Nations agency…

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World Refugee Day: Arab League stresses right of return for Palestinians

Globally, Lebanon, a country facing a worsening socio-economic crisis, hosts the largest number of refugees per capita and per square kilometre. The Arab League has shone a light on the…

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Qatar pledges millions to Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA amid financial crisis

The Gulf state pledged two multimillion dollar agreements to rescue the “only lifeline” for Palestinian refugees from a looming collapse. Qatar announced a $25 million funding agreement to United Nations…

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UNRWA chief in Qatar warns ‘only lifeline’ for Palestinian refugees faces collapse

UNRWA is a designated UN agency to provide aid for Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. The commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, arrived…

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