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The Hamas terrorist organization has infiltrated UNRWA in Gaza widely and deeply,
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein told NBC News
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The impact on the ground will be horrible,
Mustafa Barghouti, head of the Palestinian National Initiative political party, told NBC News
UNRWA has helped ensure Gaza’s survival until now, sustaining hopes for a political solution,
UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini wrote to the General Assembly on TuesdayThis UN agency deserves every sanction – it is corrupt, its actions encouraged terror and some of its workers were directly involved in October 7.
Says the writer
If Israel proceeds to ban this agency's operations, it would further exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza,
Liu said
I emphasize peace for peace, peace out of strength with important countries in the Middle East,
Netanyahu said Monday, NDTV reportedIf UNRWA goes away, you will see civilians - including children, including babies - not be able to get access to food and water and medicine that they need to live. We find that unacceptable,
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller also criticized, the Times of Israel reportedThey provide education. They provide health care. They provide some of the most basic needs, for people who have been living there for decades,
she said
If Israel is not in a position to meet such needs, it has an obligation to allow and facilitate the activities of the United Nations, including UNRWA, and other humanitarian agencies, until the needs of Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are met,
he added
Israel, as the occupying power, continues to be required to ensure that the needs of the population are met,
Guterres wroteI appeal to you and to the government of Israel to prevent such devastating consequences and to allow UNRWA to continue carrying out its activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with its obligations under international law,
Guterres wrotePreventing UNRWA from carrying out its vital tasks is a manifestation of Israel's systematic campaign to deny the much-needed humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people,
added the ministry
There is no alternative to UNRWA,
he said in a statement issued on Monday night
We are going to engage with the government of Israel in the days ahead about how they plan to implement it. We're going to watch and see if there are legal challenges to the law and if there's any impact by those legal challenges, and then we will make our decisions after looking at all those factors,
Miller saidThe UN stands as the primary advocate for refugee rights in Gaza. Without its support, Palestinians in Gaza would lose all humanitarian aid, effectively placing their lives under Israeli government control, and enabling a more systematic and complete erasure of Palestinian identity,
said SabahNational legislation cannot alter those obligations,
Guterres said in his statementFailing to push back these bills will weaken our common multilateral mechanism established after World War II. This should be a concern to all,
he addedThis would create a vacuum. It would also feed more instability in the West Bank and Gaza,
he said
If we want to be successful in any future political transition, we need an agency like UNRWA taking care of education and the primary health of the Palestinian refugees” until there is a viable functioning state or administration to do so
he saidWe have today 1 in 2 persons in Gaza below the age of 18, among them 650,000 girls and boys living in the rubble, deeply traumatized at the age of primary and secondary school,
he said