In this impoverished enclave, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees acts almost like a state, providing essential services such as health care, education and even psychological support.
The United Nations Security Council warned Israel not to shut down its Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) which services Palestinians in east Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.
Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has raised fears that the largest provider of aid to Gaza could be shut out of the war-ravaged territory, even as the implications of the new laws remain unclear
Lawmakers in Israel have passed two laws on Monday, that could jeopardise the operations of the main United Nations providing aid in Gaza.