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Plan to cut half of UNRWA staff sparks Palestinian anger and international warnings of liquidating the refugee issue

Palestine ·

Leaks about a plan to reduce UNRWA's workforce in the West Bank and Gaza by half have prompted anger among Palestinians. Warnings are being raised that the agency's political and legal role could be undermined.

UNRWA is the UN agency, established in 1949, that provides education, health and relief services to Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

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