The Israeli occupation regime formally announced on Monday that it had cut ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Palestinian refugees, following a parliamentary decision to ban the agency.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the notification to the UN, stating it was acting on instructions from Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
“UNRWA, the organization whose employees participated in the October 7 massacre and many of whose employees are Hamas operatives, is part of the problem in the Gaza Strip and not part of the solution,” Katz claimed, reiterating baseless claims about the UN agency.
“Israel” has frequently demanded that UNRWA be dismantled and its responsibilities moved to other UN organizations.
The bill has upset the United Nations and some of “Israel’s” Western allies who believe it would exacerbate the already grave humanitarian situation in Gaza, where “Israel” has ruthlessly and repeatedly bombed civilians for the last year.
The decision to sever ties comes after the Israeli parliament voted last month to end UNRWA’s operations in the occupied Palestinian territories and occupied east al-Quds, which has drawn criticism from the international community, even the United States.
