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Israel passed a law on Monday banning UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s work in war-torn Gaza. The lawmakers who drafted the law cited the alleged involvement of some UNRWA staffers in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, and that some UNRWA staffers …
Read More »UN chief tells Israel that draft law blocking aid agency UNRWA in Gaza would be ‘catastrophe’
Draft Israeli legislation that would stop the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) working in the Gaza Strip and West Bank would be a “catastrophe” if enacted, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Guterres said he raised his concerns with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Such a measure would …
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