What does the Zionist regime’s decision to stop cooperating with UNRWA mean?
reported by UNRWA), an agreement that allowed the agency to support and operate in Palestine.
In a statement, Israel Kats, The Foreign Minister of the Zionist regime accused UNRWA that its employees participated in the attack that the Palestinian resistance carried out on the Zionist settlements on October 7, 2023.
The agreement between the Zionist regime and UNRWA dates back to 1967 and allowed the agency to operate in the West Bank, Gaza Strip And Quds should operate and provide various services such as education, health care and relief aid to Palestinians.
The collapse of human activities
This decision of the Zionist regime will be implemented in the next three months, but Jonathan Fowler, the spokesman of the Israeli government, said: “If this decision is implemented, it will probably lead to the collapse of the international humanitarian operation in the Gaza Strip, of which UNRWA is the backbone.”
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Adnan Abu Hasna, media consultant UNRWA said: “We have not officially received notice of the cancellation of the agreement in that UNRWA”, but the Zionist regime is now using the recently approved decisions of the Knesset about the ban UNRWA operates in the areas under its jurisdiction.
Abu Hassane pointed out that the Zionist regime, as an occupying force, bought land, crossings, banking systems and operations. dominates, and this issue will lead to disastrous results for the activities of UNRWA and the lives of Palestinians, which have never been seen before.
The danger of the Zionist regime’s decision is not only limited to preventing vital aid from reaching millions of Palestinians, but also to the collapse of the education and health system that UNRWA
Media consultant UNRWA announced that there is no alternative for this service in Palestine.
Cries for help
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also called for urgent support to save the lives of thousands of children in the Gaza Strip, especially after more than 14,000 children died due to the continuous attacks of the Zionist regime. They died in the region.
Kazem Abu Khalaf, UNICEF spokesperson in Palestine, said: “He stated that even other international organizations or its partners rely on the resources and capabilities of UNRWA, because this The organization has been present in this region for decades and has 13,000 employees in the Gaza Strip alone.
Abu Khalaf added in an interview with Al Jazeera: “UNRWA Prior to the attacks on the Gaza Strip, it enrolled more than 300,000 students in its primary schools and provided routine health care through its numerous centers throughout the Gaza Strip.
He continued that UNRWA is the only organization that provides comprehensive services to Palestinians and as a result, The Zionist regime’s decision will mean life or death for the people of Gaza.
The spokesperson of UNICEF in Gaza added that all organizations operating in the region, whether affiliated with the United Nations or other organizations, will continue to provide vital services in Gaza, but the huge gap that It is caused by the withdrawal of UNRWA, it will be irreparable.
Displaced generations
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas announced that the Zionist regime’s decision to cut ties with UNRWA is an attempt to eliminate The issue is Palestinian refugees and ignoring all human values.
Hamas asked the international community and the United Nations to deal seriously with this decision of the Zionist regime and described it as a “clear rebellion against international legitimacy”.
Ismail Thawabateh, the director of the Palestinian government’s information office in the Gaza Strip, called this decision of the Zionist regime “a new crime among “The crimes of the occupiers against the Palestinian people, especially the refugees who have been driven from their lands since 1948” and added: “Now Israel is persecuting them again and killing their children, women and children, especially those who have taken refuge in shelter centers to Be safe from this new genocide.”
Tawabateh also stated that the activity of UNRWA It was done based on an international political decision to protect the rights of the Palestinian nation, but this decision of the Zionist regime shows that the stubbornness of this regime continues in violating the rights of the Palestinians and by not cooperating with UNRWA challenges international legitimacy and the United Nations
He also condemned this “new crime” and asked the United Nations to expel the Zionist regime from all institutions affiliated with this organization and to hold the United States, which supports this regime, fully responsible. This action is considered new.
It should be said that the Knesset last week with a majority of 92 votes from 120 representatives, banned the activity of UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territories and claimed that some UNRWA employees participated in the attacks of October 7, 2023 have had.
UNRWA has denied these claims and the United Nations has also announced that this agency is neutral and only supports It focuses on refugees.
It is worth noting that UNRWA was established in December 1949 by the United Nations General Assembly and about 18 thousand employees in the Bank West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 13,000 of them work in the education sector and 1,500 in the health sector, and they support the refugees inside Palestine and neighboring countries.
