A new Israeli law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories takes effect on Thursday, potentially impacting tens of thousands of Palestinians who rely on the agency for education, healthcare, and other services. The legislation follows Israel's accusations that UNRWA employees were involved in the October 2023 attack on southern Israel and that Hamas infiltrated the agency. UNRWA denies these allegations and maintains its role in providing vital aid to Palestinian refugees.
Law preventing UN agency from operating in Israel and Palestinian territories comes into force on Thursday
The legislation targeting Unrwa was passed in November after Israel claimed that some of its employees were involved in the October 7th, 2023 attack on southern Israel, and that Hamas had infiltrated its ranks.Gaza hostages were held in tunnels for months, Israeli medical officer says “We don’t have any trust in an organisation that demonstrated that its personnel were involved in terrorism, were infiltrated by Hamas, and that its installations were used as command and communication centres for Hamas,” foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said. He suggested that other humanitarian NGOs and UN agencies could take over much of the work undertaken by Unrwa.
Israel’s laws against Unrwa were passed by a large parliamentary majority, receiving support from across the political spectrum.
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