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Israel officially cuts ties with Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA

DW
Monday, 4 November 2024 (17:20 IST)
Israelhas officially informed the UN it is cutting ties with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the main UN agency helping Palestinians in the Middle East, including in Gaza.
 
The country blames the UN agency for not thoroughly looking into its own employees taking part in the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
 
"Despite the overwhelming evidence we submitted to the UN that substantiate Hamas' infiltration of UNRWA, the UN did nothing to rectify the situation," Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon posted on his official X account.
 
"The State of Israel will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations but not with organizations that promote terrorism against us."
 
UNRWA said in response that Israel's decision could cause the "collapse" of the humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza.
 
On October 28, the Israeli parliament voted to ban UNRWA, causing international criticism due to the human rights situation in Gaza.

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