Politics Israel notifies UN of implementation of UNRWA ban
Israel has now officially informed the United Nations about the implementation of the agreed ban on work for the Palestinian relief organization UNRWA. This was announced by Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon on Platform X.
04.11.2024, 07:30
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He attached a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem to his post. According to the letter, the legislation will come into force after a three-month period. During this period and thereafter, Israel will continue to work with international partners, including other UN organizations, to ensure humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza in a way that does not endanger Israel's security.
Israel accuses the UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency of involvement of some of its staff in terrorist activities on October 7. The state of Israel will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations, "but not with organizations that promote terrorism against us," the UN ambassador continued.
The UN Security Council had previously declared in a unanimous statement that any interruption or suspension of UNRWA's work would have serious humanitarian consequences for millions of Palestinian refugees. British UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward said: "The allegations against UNRWA staff earlier this year have been fully investigated. There is no justification for severing relations with UNRWA".
Israel's parliament approved a controversial bill last Monday that bans the organization from operating on Israeli territory. This means that the organization can hardly continue its operations in the Palestinian territories because Israel controls the border crossings. The move had caused international concern for the humanitarian situation of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The UN Security Council had called on Israel to reverse the UNRWA work ban.
