Palestinians fear the consequences of the unnecessary ban by Israel
Palestinians fear the consequences of the unnecessary ban by Israel
Iman Helles, a displaced person and mother of three children, lives in one of the operated refugee home in Gaza. She is afraid that she will be "thrown onto the street" with her children.
The effects of the Israeli prohibition
The ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) came into force on Thursday, and Helles rely on the organization to support their family in the heavily damaged enclave. Her home in the eastern district of Shejaiya in Gaza City was destroyed during the war, and they had to move to a former primary school for girls who now serves as accommodation in Deir al-Balah. "We live in a school building of the authority. If the authority is prohibited ... we won't have anything to eat or have to drink," Helles told CNN. "If you throw us out, where should I go with my young children?"
dependence on Unrwa
Helles belongs to millions of Palestinians who rely on the UN authority to secure nutrition, education and livelihood, not only in Gaza, but also in West Bank and in the occupied Eastern Jerusalem.
new draft law to restrict the Unrwa
In October, the Knesset, Israel's parliament, two laws - forbids Unrwa to be active within Israel, and the other prohibits Israeli authorities of contact with UNRWA. The second law takes on a 1967 contract that allows the authority to provide services for Palestinian refugees in areas controlled by Israel. This legislation came into force on Thursday and is expected to severely restrict the activities of Unrwa, which could have devastating humanitarian consequences.
background and escalation
Israel has been trying to abolish the authority for years, but tightened the measures against her after the attack by Hamas listed on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken as hostages. Israel accused
A UN examination showed that nine employees of Unrwa were "possibly" involved in the attack on the 13,000 employees in Gaza and are no longer employed by the authority. However, the Unrwa has long claimed that Israel has not provided evidence against its former employees. The authority states to regularly provide Israel to provide a complete list of its employees and
How Israel wants to proceed remains unclear, but some effects can already be felt. On Sunday, Israel ordered that Unrwa had to "have all rooms in the occupied Eastern Jerusalem" and his activities there until January 30, 2025, the UN authority said. In addition, the validity of all Visa for International UNRWA staff was shortened to Wednesday. This "resembles a displacement," said Unrwa spokesman Jonathan Fowler. Unrwa boss Philippe Lazzarini warned on Tuesday of the catastrophic effects of the ban on people in the Gaza Strip. "The Israeli government claims that the services of Unrwa can be transferred to other places," said Lazzarini and added that his authority provides "public services" due to its mandate, which could only be transferred to a functioning state. Hoda Hussein, who was sold with her family from the north of Khan Younis, described the Unrwa ban as "two hunger and a new war in the Gaza Strip". She added: "We trust in God and then on her (Unrwa)", and emphasized that you have not had any other way out for 15 months. "We are completely dependent on you, for everything." This report was supplemented by Irene Nasser from CNN. consequences for the population
uncertain future of the Unrwa
effects on the help in the Gaza strip
trust and despair of the population
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