The UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the middle has confirmed that it continues to help in the areas occupied by Israel, including the West Bank and Oost -Jerusalem, despite the entry into force of two laws that prohibit the activities of the Agency.
The UN -Office for Palestinian refugees in the middle -east (UNRWA) He confirmed on Thursday that he will continue to help in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israelincluded Bank and Jerusalem EastDespite the entry into force of two laws that prohibit the activities of the Agency.
“The UNRWA continues to offer help and services to those communities that it serves. Our clinics on the West Bank and Jerusalem are still open, while the humanitarian operation in Gaza continues,” Unrwa said in a statement.
That is why it has pointed out They have not received official communication By the Israeli government about the application of these new regulations that express the activities of the UNRWA and have re -confirmed its dedication to the Palestinian people.
“We stay and fulfill”The agency has indicated, which runs the risk of closing because of the intensification of the political and diplomatic offensive by the Zionist state.
Knesset’s decision to two accounts The fact that the activities of the agency prohibit are part of a growing hostility by Israel to the role of UNRWA, reflected in years of accusations for alleged ties with Hamas and a Discussedit campaign against the pillars of the foundation, attractive to be solved And that their work has been undertaken by other organizations of the United Nations and various NGOs.
For UNRWA they have warned that the application of these laws will mean “Enormous limitations” Before the agency in operation and regretted that the ultimate goal of these measures is to “deny Palestine’s refugees the right to self -determination and to erase their history and identity”.
The vice mayor of Jerusalem, Arieh Kinghas celebrated the closure of the desk, which from today has described as an “illegal” entity. “We celebrate the first day of the law to UNRWA, against this Nazi and enemy organization,” said King for the headquarters of this agency, located in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem.
For his part, the Norwegian Government This Thursday, the transfer of 275 million Norwegian Kronen (around 23 million euros) announced to UNRWA. “Gaza is in ruins and the UNRWA is more necessary than ever. The fact that the Israeli laws come into effect that can effectively prevent the UNRWA from being extremely dramatic in Palestine,” said Norwegian Minister of the Interior in a statement, Barth Eide.
In the past 15 months, the agency has supplied two -thirds of all food aid for the Gaza Strip and has offered more than a million displaced refuge. Moreover, as explained, it has provided drinking water to 475,000 people and has succeeded in vaccinating around 250,000 children against the polio.
Source: EITB
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