Israel cancels UNRWA agreement – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

The Times of Israel reports. – UNRWA, the organization whose employees participated in the 7 October massacre and where many employees are Hamas members, is part of the problem in Gaza, not the solution, writes Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz in a statement, shared by the Israeli newspaper. – The UN was given countless proofs of Hamas members working in UNRWA, but nothing was done, it continues. The Israeli Axios journalist Barak Ravid has also shared a letter from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the UN General Assembly on X. In the letter, Israel states that it is canceling the agreement concluded after the Six-Day War in 1967, which regulates UNRWA, the UN aid organization for Palestinian refugees. This happens after Israel on Monday adopted new laws that ban UNRWA in Israel and put an end to the UN organization’s work in the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. – The laws will come into force after three months, says the letter from the Israeli Foreign Ministry. – During this time, and afterwards, Israel will continue to work with international partners, including the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza in a way that does not undermine Israel’s security. Israel has repeatedly accused UNRWA staff of being members of Hamas and participating in terrorist activities. They have also claimed that UNRWA staff participated in the 7 October attack. UNRWA has dismissed a small number of staff it believes had links to the 7 October attack. The UN has also carried out independent investigations which have concluded that the accusations are otherwise groundless and that Israel lacks evidence. Around 1,200 Israelis were killed in the Hamas-led attack in Israel last year. Around 250 people were taken hostage to Gaza. Israel responded by attacking the Gaza Strip. Over 43,000 Palestinians have been killed during the war, according to the health authorities in Gaza. That is written by Reuters. UNRWA was established in 1949 to help the many hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who were displaced when the state of Israel was established the previous year. In the 75 years since, the organization has continued to provide basic services to these refugees, and their descendants, in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Interested in abroad? Listen to the foreign affairs editor’s podcast: Published 04.11.2024, at 06.23



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