Protecting UN agency for Palestinian refugees is ‘collective duty,’ says Josep Borrell

Lazzarini's comments came in a statement late last night, in which he described the situation as dire, adding, "Unfortunately, this is not surprising. Famine is likely to occur in northern Gaza." He condemned Israel's tactics, stating that the Israeli military has "used hunger as a weapon," denying the people of Gaza access to essential supplies, including ...

“This is the lowest in a long time, bringing the assistance back to the level of the beginning of the war,” Philippe Lazzarini said on X.

“Dismantling UNRWA in the absence of a viable alternative will deprive Palestinian children of learning in the foreseeable future,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned in a statement.

Once they have entered into force, adopted bills will become ‘another form of collective punishment for millions of Palestinians,’ says Russian Foreign Ministry

This statement was made during an extraordinary session convened by the Arab League Council, held at the level of permanent representatives, chaired by Yemen at the request of Jordan, to discuss the Arab response to Israel's ban on UNRWA activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

In a statement from Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, he emphasized that “it is essential that UNRWA can continue carrying out its crucial work in line with its mandate adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1949 and renewed since.”

This came in response to the Israeli parliament’s decision to ban the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which could affect its work in Gaza.

Palestinian presidency seeks Security Council session to address Israeli legislation prohibiting UNRWA's operations in territories including East Jerusalem

Lazzarini added in a letter to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Philemon Young, that the attacks on the agency will lead to unilateral changes in the parameters of any future political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and harm the Palestinians’ right to self-determination and their aspirations for a political solution....

The Secretary General of Amnesty International has condemned the Israeli Knesset’s new ruling that bans the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to operate in the occupied Palestine.

“Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) wrote to the Prime Minister of Israel (Benjamin Netanyahu), expressing his profound concern about those bills, about the impact they would have,” UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said at a news conference.

Antonio Guterres warns that implementation of laws 'could have devastating consequences' for refugees in Occupied Palestinian Territory, which is 'unacceptable'

It added in a statement that this decision is a flagrant violation of international law, the United Nations Charter and its relevant resolutions.

In a post on X, Lazzarini  said that “nearly three weeks of non-stop bombardments from the Israeli Forces as the death toll increases.”

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has denounced the Israeli regime over weaponization of the humanitarian aid in Gaza calling on the regime to allow the UNRWA members access the civilians in northern Gaza.

The media office of the UN agency for Palestinians says Israeli regime forces reject urgent calls for evacuation of those trapped under the rubble due to the regime’s incessant strikes on northern parts of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli attacks and obstacles used as 'tactic by Israeli Authorities,' says Philippe Lazzarini

“I’m just back from Lebanon where people live in fear and anxiety,” UNRWA Commission-General Philippe Lazzarini said on X.

The OIC considered this decision as an extension of Israel’s unlawful actions intended to undermine UNRWA's existence, mandate, activities and role as a UN agency, which together constitute a clear violation of the UN Charter and relevant resolutions.