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UNRWA

United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

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Israel, however, contends that UNRWA sustains Hamas by employing and sheltering its members.

War of Words Between Israel and UN Continues |Betsy Pisik |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Karim Abu Hashish took his wife and four kids to an UNRWA school shelter on the edge of Beit Lahiya.

Under American Bombs in Gaza |Jesse Rosenfeld |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just this morning, 16 people were killed in an UNRWA school/shelter in Jabaliya.

Israel Is Minting the Next Generation of Hate |Jesse Rosenfeld |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But UNRWA shelters have been hit many times by Israeli shells and bombs in this three-week war.

Israel Is Minting the Next Generation of Hate |Jesse Rosenfeld |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“There have been two occasions when we found rockets [in UNRWA sites] and whenever we find them, we condemn them,” said Gunness.

Inside the Gaza Schoolyard Massacre |Jesse Rosenfeld |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for unrwa

UNRWA

/ (ˈʌnrə) /

n acronym for

United Nations Relief and Works Agency