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Agency chief says Israel campaigning to destroy UNRWA
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The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, accused Israel of trying to destroy the agency and eliminate the idea that Palestinians are refugees with a right to return home. Lazzarini stated that Israel has a long-term political goal of eliminating UNRWA and believes that if the agency is abolished, the status of Palestinian refugees will be resolved. Israel has accused UNRWA of ignoring Hamas infiltration attempts and has called for Lazzarini's resignation. The US, the largest donor to UNRWA, has suspended funding, which will force the agency to halt operations in April. Lazzarini stated that no other organization can provide the services that UNRWA offers to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Israel has introduced measures to pressure UNRWA, including a bill to ban its headquarters from Jerusalem and ordering contractors to stop handling food deliveries for the agency. Israel also alleges that more than 30 additional UNRWA workers joined a Hamas attack in October. UNRWA denies collaborating with Hamas and has dismissed employees involved in the attack. The fate of Palestinian refugees and their descendants has been a key point of dispute between Israelis and Palestinians in previous peace talks.
#Israel #PalestinianRefugees #Unrwa #Gaza
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/18/agency-chief-says-israel-campaigning-to-destroy-unrwa/
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The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, accused Israel of trying to destroy the agency and eliminate the idea that Palestinians are refugees with a right to return home. Lazzarini stated that Israel has a long-term political goal of eliminating UNRWA and believes that if the agency is abolished, the status of Palestinian refugees will be resolved. Israel has accused UNRWA of ignoring Hamas infiltration attempts and has called for Lazzarini's resignation. The US, the largest donor to UNRWA, has suspended funding, which will force the agency to halt operations in April. Lazzarini stated that no other organization can provide the services that UNRWA offers to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Israel has introduced measures to pressure UNRWA, including a bill to ban its headquarters from Jerusalem and ordering contractors to stop handling food deliveries for the agency. Israel also alleges that more than 30 additional UNRWA workers joined a Hamas attack in October. UNRWA denies collaborating with Hamas and has dismissed employees involved in the attack. The fate of Palestinian refugees and their descendants has been a key point of dispute between Israelis and Palestinians in previous peace talks.
#Israel #PalestinianRefugees #Unrwa #Gaza
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/18/agency-chief-says-israel-campaigning-to-destroy-unrwa/