The UN has said that its aid agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, will continue working in all Palestinian territories, including east Jerusalem, as Israel cut ties with the organisation.

On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli officials from any contact with the agency.

We would be against any plan that would lead to the forced displacement of people,' says spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı

UNRWA schools in east Jerusalem and 8,000 medical consultations are conducted each year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Scrambling over sand banks and craters, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian families describe the long trek back home to Nedal Hamdouna inside Gaza and Bel Trew

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, Palestinians have been making their way back to their homes in Gaza. But many of them are finding that their homes are gone. The UN estimates that 70% of the total structures in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed and that it could take decades just to clear the rubble.

The United Nations announced Wednesday that more than 423,000 Palestinian displaced people have returned to northern Gaza Strip.'Our partners estimate that more than 423,000

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Millions of Palestinians rely on the UN agency, not only in Gaza but also across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. | ITV National News

International staff of UN Palestinian agency forced to leave as Israel ban comes in - Aid agency says its work in West Bank and Gaza will continue

UNRWA is banned from operating on Israeli soil and contact with Israeli officials is forbidden. Read more at straitstimes.com.