by Jerusalem Post Staff
Israel says it will not allow UNRWA to operate in Gaza despite an ICJ urging it to support UN relief efforts, citing past UN failures.
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency that operates for the benefit of Palestinian refugees, to enter the Gaza Strip, will not have future involvement in the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli official told Israeli public broadcaster KAN News on Thursday.
"As far as we are concerned, UNRWA will no longer set foot in Gaza," the official said.
The official's comments come despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering an advisory opinion on Wednesday that Israel should be forced to support the relief efforts provided by the UN in Gaza, including its entities, such as UNRWA.
The official told KAN that every UN agency that has entered Gaza has either been a massive failure or has been taken over by Hamas. Therefore, Israel would not permit UNRWA to continue its operations there.
Israel hopes US 'will see eye to eye'
The unnamed official added that Israel had informed the United States of its stance on the matter "in the hope that the Americans will see eye to eye with Israel on this issue."
It was further stated that the UNRWA remains necessary in the region and there is no alternative, even if some of its members have acted against its principles.
Last year, Israel decided to ban UNRWA's activities, including in Gaza.
Jerusalem Post Staff
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-871361
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