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Aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency

Israel has passed two laws banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating in Israel, and in occupied areas under its control, by large majorities.

A number of countries, including the US the UK and Germany, have expressed serious concern about the move.

Ahead of the vote, the US State Department said it was “deeply concerned” by the move, saying the agency plays a “critical” role in distributing humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.

Israel accuses Unrwa of being all but complicit with Hamas, saying that some of the agency’s members had been involved in the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.


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