The other retailers have not been identified, but they were described as selling comparison goods and mixed goods in planning documents, the
More than 200 Unrwa staff have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023 in the course of those duties, according to the agency.Unwra has long been criticised by Israel, with many there objecting to its very existence.
The fate of refugees has been a core issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict, with Palestinians harbouring a dream of returning to homes in historic Palestine, parts of which are now in Israel.Israel rejects their claim and criticises the set-up of Unrwa for allowing refugee status to be inherited by successive generations.It says this entrenches Palestinians as refugees, and encourages their hopes of a right of return.
The Israeli government has also long denounced the agency's teaching and textbooks for, in its view, perpetuating anti-Israel views.In 2022, an Israeli watchdog said Unrwa educational material taught students that Israel was attempting to "erase Palestinian identity”.
The European Commission identified what it called "anti-Semitic material" in the schoolbooks, "including even incitement to violence", and the European Parliament has called repeatedly for EU funding to the Palestinian Authority to be conditional on removing such content.
Unrwa has previously said reports about its educational material were "inaccurate and misleading" and that many of the books in question were not used in its schools.Residents say they have "serious environmental and health concerns" about a rat infestation on their street.
Royal Parade Mews, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has dozens of commercial bins that spill food waste and "support an ever-growing rat population", people living nearby claim.The vermin have also found their way into vehicles, with some residents of the street in the Montpellier area of the town now planning to sell their homes.
Councillor Izaac Tailford, Cheltenham Borough Council cabinet member for waste and recycling, said "regular cleanings" are planned for 2025.Oliver Clark, who lives in Royal Parade Mews, said he pays "amongst the highest" council tax fees in the county, according to the