Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday directed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which was passed by the cassette with widespread support.
The United Nations Relief and Working Agency for Palestine refugees in Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency.
Sharing a post on X, the Israeli PMO said, “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that the UNRWA law, which was passed with widespread support by the cassette, should be implemented immediately.”
The post said, “There is no restriction on the implementation of the Prime Minister’s instructions.”
In particular, earlier in October 2024, the Israeli Parliament, known as the Cassett, passed two laws that have ended the operation of UNRWA in their territory and any contact with the agency to Israeli officials Stopped from being.
Israel ordered UNRWA to empty all the complexes in East Jerusalem and stop operations by 30 January this year.
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump signed executive orders to cut funding for UNRWA.
According to the United Nations, UNRWA was established soon after the creation of the United Nations in view of the UN Arab-Israeli War of 1948, to provide “direct relief and work program” for Palestinian refugees registered soon after the creation of the United Nations, “Such was defined as individuals, whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period from 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and lost the means of home and livelihood as a result of the 1948 war.”
For decades, the agency has provided essential human services to the Palestine refugees in the regions controlled by Israel, especially in the Palestinian region, including the West Bank and Gaza Patti. These include health facilities, school and vocational training centers.
Following the approval of the bill in the Israeli Parliament, General Secretary Antonio Guterres emphasized the central role that UNRWA plays in the distribution of assistance and said that effective ban would be “disastrous results”. The acting head of the United Nations Assistance Coordination Office, Joyce MSUYA called the decision “dangerous and derogatory”, while UNRWA Philip Lazarini’s Commissioner-General said that the bills would increase the pain of the Palestinians and are not less than the collective punishment. , ,
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