Israel officially informs UN of end to relations with Palestinian relief agency

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******* officially informs UN of end to relations with ************ relief agency

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – ******* has officially notified the ******* Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main U.N. relief organization for ************ refugees (UNRWA) since 1967, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday.

Last month, the ******** parliament passed legislation banning UNRWA from operating in ******* and stopping ******** authorities from cooperating with the organization, which provides aid and education services to millions of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

******* has long been critical of UNRWA, set up in the wake of the 1948 war that broke out at the time of the creation of the state of *******, accusing it of anti-******* bias and saying it perpetuates the conflict by maintaining Palestinians in a permanent ******** status.

Since the start of the Gaza war in October last year, it has also said that the organization has been deeply infiltrated by ****** in Gaza, accusing some of its staff of taking part in the Oct. 7 ******* on *******.

The legislation has alarmed the ******* Nations and some of *******’s Western allies who ***** it will further worsen the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where ******* has been fighting ****** militants for a year. The ban does not refer to operations in the ************ territories or elsewhere.

*******’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement that despite the overwhelming evidence “we submitted to the U.N. highlighting how ****** infiltrated UNRWA, the U.N. did nothing to address this reality”.

The legislation does not directly outlaw UNRWA’s operations in the West Bank and Gaza, both considered by international law to be outside the state of ******* but under ******** occupation.

But it will severely impact its ability to work in those areas and there has been deep alarm among aid groups and many of *******’s partners.

The ******** foreign ministry said activity by other international organizations would be expanded and “preparations will be made to end the connection with UNRWA and to boost alternatives to UNRWA”.

(Reporting by Muhammad Al Gebaly and Nilutpal Timsina; Writing by Tala Ramadan Editing by Kim Coghill and Michael Perry)

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