Julia Tuma
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Global News Podcast
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
Israel has long criticized UNRWA schools, saying they promote the idea of Palestinians returning to their historic homes. But tensions have risen since the 7th of October attacks. A UN investigation found that nine UNRWA workers, out of some 13,000 employed in Gaza, may have joined the deadly assault and fired them.
Global News Podcast
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
The agency insists it's impartial, but Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Sharon Haskell claims it's a security threat.
Global News Podcast
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
The new laws prohibit Israeli officials from any contact with UNRWA, but there's uncertainty over exactly how they'll work. Top UN figures worry that they're coming into force just as a fragile ceasefire is taking hold in Gaza, and warn they could also have an impact on the long-term chances of peace.
Global News Podcast
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
Vast crowds of displaced people in Gaza on the move this week, returning to the north. Most remain homeless. But even before this war, the majority of Gazans were classed as refugees, cared for by the UN Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA. Now spokeswoman Julia Tuma says it's under threat.
Global News Podcast
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
Recently, the Nasir family has been living in an UNRWA school turned shelter in central Gaza. As the descendants of Palestinians forced from their land when Israel was created in 1948, they've always had UNRWA food aid. Now they fear losing it, and 16-year-old Malak worries she won't be able to go back to school.