How Israel's UNRWA ban is affecting education and healthcare in Gaza

UNRWA has long provided education, healthcare and aid to Palestinians in Gaza, but Israeli restrictions have left much of its network non-functional. Before the war, 300,000 children attended 288 UNRWA-run schools; many now shelter displaced families instead. Of 22 healthcare centres once operating across the Strip, only six remain active, leaving patients with chronic illnesses struggling to access medicine. The agency says it can no longer bring in aid independently, relying instead on interna