UNRWA is the best alternative to operate in the strip, says the world organization // It only distributes 13% of the aid in the region: Tel Aviv
▲ Palestinians crowd at a UNRWA distribution center to receive a sack of flour, yesterday in Deir Balah.Photo Afp
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La Jornada Newspaper
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, p. 23
Jerusalem. Yesterday Israel officially notified the United Nations (UN) that it canceled the agreement that regulated its relations with the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) since 1967.
The Israeli ambassador to the world body, Danny Danon, indicated that Despite the evidence we presented to the UN highlighting how Hamas infiltrated UNRWA, the organization did nothing to address this reality.and assured that his government will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations, but not with those that promote terrorism against us.
Asked: Do not believe those who tell you that there is no substitute for UNRWAthe vast majority of humanitarian aid is delivered through other organizations, and only 13 percent of this is awarded by the UN agency, he asserted.
On Telegram, Hamas stated that the decision to ban UNRWA activities represents a historic catastrophe for millions of Palestinian refugees and a blatant challenge to the United Nations and international law.
He explained that the dangerous decision Its objective is health services, since UNRWA operates health centers that provide primary care and preventive and curative services to millions of Palestinian refugees.including vaccination programs, psychological support and neonatal care.
The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) vetoed the agency’s operations within the country and prohibited its authorities from cooperating with it.
The United Nations insisted that its agency is the best alternative to work in the Gaza Strip, after emphasizing that the institution’s work is vital in the occupied Palestinian territories and there is no alternative to its functions, Stéphane Dujarric said at a press conference. , spokesperson for the organization’s secretary general, Antonio Guterres.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that this weekend was the deadliest in the north of the Palestinian enclave, with more than 50 children killed in just two days in Jabaliya.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) arrested one of its elements as part of investigations into the alleged leak of secret documents, with the aim of preventing a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, according to the Israeli public broadcaster. , Kan.
Relatives of Israeli hostages participated in a protest demanding an agreement that would allow the return of the captives, a mobilization that took place on a road leading to the Knesset, coinciding with a session to vote on a proposal to withdraw confidence in the government. according to images verified by Al Jazeera.
Meanwhile, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Vienna were the scene of protests over Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
In turn, pro-Palestinian activists broke into the French Football Federation in Paris to denounce their team’s upcoming game against Israel. scandalized by the announcement of this match while in other countries the game takes place behind closed doors.
Israeli bombings continued in Gaza with a death toll of 43,374, and in Lebanon with at least 3,000, health authorities in each region reported.
In the Syrian capital, Damascus, an attack left at least two dead, including a Hezbollah intelligence chief, Tel Aviv said.
Jewish settlers set fire to 20 cars yesterday during an attack on Palestinian properties on the outskirts of Ramallah, West Bank, according to residents, in an area that serves as the headquarters of the Palestinian government in the territory under Israeli occupation.
