Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday officially has informed the United Nations that the Zionist entity is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement recognizing the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, a new proof that the occupation regime takes no account of the international bodies run by the United Nations.
Foreign Ministry Director-General Jacob Blitshtein sent the letter to UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang of Cameroon, informing him of the Israeli move.
“Israel will continue to work with international partners, including other United Nations agencies, to ensure the facilitation of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza in a way that does not undermine Israel’s security. Israel expects the United Nations to contribute to and cooperate in this effort,” the letter read.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has officially informed the UN that it is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement recognizing the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. pic.twitter.com/TXgZiaUZFI
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Last week, the Knesset passed a bill banning UNRWA from operating from the occupied territories and prohibiting Israeli government agencies from working with UNRWA. The bill takes effect in three months, according to Israeli media.
Commenting on the Israeli move, the UN agency said on Monday that the Israeli ban on its operations would lead to the “collapse” of humanitarian work in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
“If this law is implemented, it would be likely to cause the collapse of the international humanitarian operation in the Gaza Strip – an operation of which UNRWA is the backbone,” Jonathan Fowler, a UNRWA spokesman, told AFP.
The Zionist entity has been for months launching a campaign aimed at defaming the UNRWA, by propagating allegations that the international body has links to October 7 attacks.
Last January, Carrie Keller-Lynn, who served in the Israeli occupation army, wrote an article claiming alleged connections between UNRWA staff and fighters who took part in October 7 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The story prompted many countries to halt funding to the UN agency.
Source: Israeli media
