EU ‘gravely concerned’ over Israeli bill seeking to ban UNRWA

EU warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ from a draught measure banning the UN bureau for Palestinian refugees successful Israel.

The European Union has said it is profoundly acrophobic astir draught Israeli authorities that would prohibition the United Nations bureau for Palestinian refugees from operating successful Israel and apt standard backmost assistance organisation crossed war-ravaged Gaza.

Earlier this week, an Israeli parliamentary committee approved a measure that would prohibition UNRWA from operating successful Israeli territory and extremity each interaction betwixt the authorities and the UN agency. The measure needs last support from the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.

“The European Union expresses its sedate interest astir the draught measure connected UNRWA presently discussed successful the Israeli parliament,” it said successful a connection released connected Saturday.

The EU emphasised its beardown enactment for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s presumption regarding the draught measure that, if passed, could person “disastrous consequences” for the UN agency’s quality to assistance and support Palestinian refugees successful the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.

“The EU urges the Israeli authorities to guarantee that UNRWA is allowed to proceed carrying retired its important enactment successful enactment with its mandate adopted by the UN General Assembly,” the EU noted.

“UNRWA provides indispensable services to millions of radical successful Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and crossed the region, including Lebanon, Syria and Jordan and is simply a pillar of determination stability. It besides plays a cardinal relation successful ensuring the conditions connected the crushed for a credible pathway towards the two-State solution.”

The EU is gravely acrophobic by the draught Israeli measure connected @UNRWA, which would person disastrous consequences.

The EU powerfully supports UNSG @AntonioGuterres’ call, and urges Israel to guarantee that UNRWA is allowed to proceed carrying retired its important work.https://t.co/znxC9olLxW

— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) October 12, 2024

Israel has campaigned for years against UNRWA, the main organisation delivering humanitarian assistance to Palestinians successful occupied Palestinian territory and providing services for Palestinian refugees successful different countries since 1949, claiming it has connections with “terrorists” and lobbying for its closure.

Earlier this year, Israel alleged that immoderate of the agency’s unit participated successful the Hamas-led October 7 attacks connected Israel, starring much than a dozen international donors to suspend support.

The UN launched an probe into Israel’s accusations and dismissed 9 staff, portion the records of others were inactive being reviewed. However, most donors person since reinstated funding.

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