Israel gives UNRWA 48 hours to cease operations

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UN agency chief speaks out as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to devastated northern Gaza.
Middle East live updates: Israel gives UNRWA 48 hours to cease operations
Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.
Unrwa chief says Israel's banning of operations will undermine Gaza ceasefire
Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), said the implementation of a ban on the agency's operations inside Israel would cripple its ability to work in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, where a fragile ceasefire currently remains in place.
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.
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Under Israel's multi-phased deal with Hamas, some hostages held in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are expected to continue amid the first phase of the deal,
Middle East latest: Deal reached to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into north Gaza
Mediator Qatar has announced that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza
Middle East live updates: Crowds trek into northern Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under

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