Israel’s Relations With UN Hit a New Low With UNRWA Ban

Israel’s Relations With the UN Hit a New Low With UNRWA Ban
Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees – within the territory it controls.
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New Israeli law bans UN Relief and Works Agency from operating in country and occupied Palestinian territories
What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel
A pair of laws passed by the Israeli Knesset this week, however, could imperil the ability of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees to work in Gaza.
Israel’s decision to outlaw UNRWA is long overdue
According to the IDF, approximately 10% of UNRWA employees in Gaza have ties to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Among them was Mohammad Abu Itiwi, a Hamas Nukhba commander responsible for massacring 16 people and kidnapping four civilians at the Nova music festival.
Dodds: Israel must step back from the brink and drop UNRWA ban
The Foreign Office minister issued the warning as MPs considered the Israeli Knesset’s approval of new laws targeting the aid agency.
Russia says Israel’s UNRWA ban violates international law
Once they have entered into force, adopted bills will become ‘another form of collective punishment for millions of Palestinians,’ says Russian Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı
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Dodds warns of ‘severe consequences’ if UNRWA aid is obstructed by Israel
Catherine Colonna, the French former foreign affairs minister, led an independent review group to assess whether UNRWA was “doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality”.