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Correction: Mideast Wars-Gaza Aid story • May 13, 2025, 4:06 AM ET (AP)
Israel closes 6 UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem • May 8, 2025, 3:27 PM ET (AP)
Palestinian children in east Jerusalem could lose their schools as Israeli-ordered closures loom • May 7, 2025, 3:00 PM ET (AP)
Witnesses and aid groups report a surge in looting in desperate Gaza • May 3, 2025, 1:30 PM ET (AP)
Top UN court wraps a week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza • May 2, 2025, 3:49 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As UNRWA
Headquarters Vienna • Beirut • Gaza Strip

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