Israel strictly controls all humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza and occupied Palestinian territories, and banning UNRWA is seen as a step forward to further deprive Palestinians.
Residents and civil defence team conduct search and rescue operations after the Israeli army targeted Asma School, run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza on October 27, 2024. / Photo: AA
"There is a deep connection between Hamas and UNRWA, and Israel cannot put up with it," Yuli Edelstein, one of the lawmakers who sponsored the bill, said in parliament as he presented the proposal. "There is no alternative to UNRWA," he said in a statement."The implementation of these laws would be detrimental to the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for peace and security in the region as a whole. As I said before, UNRWA is indispensable."
Israel’s decision is part of an “ongoing campaign to discredit UNRWA and delegitimize its role towards providing human-development assistance and services to Palestine refugees,” he added, saying the legislation would further devastate Palestinians, who have faced “more than a year of sheer hell.
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