TEL AVIV: Israel's parliament was considering a bill on Monday (Oct 28) that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusal
FILE - United Nations and Red Crescent workers prepare the aid for distribution to Palestinians at UNRWA warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Lawmakers began voting on the bill on Monday night after years of harsh Israeli criticism of UNRWA , which has only increased since the start of the war in Gaza following Hamas's deadly Oct 7 attacks last year.
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressed"profound regret" that Israel was"considering shutting down UNRWA's operations". A series of probes found some"neutrality-related issues" at UNRWA, and determined that nine employees"may have been involved" in the Oct 7 attack, butIsrael says it killed Hamas commander who doubled as UN aid worker
The legislation would also target the agency's operations in east Jerusalem, where it currently provides some essential services such as cleaning, education, and healthcare in certain neighbourhoods.
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