Israel on Monday told the UN it was ending an agreement with UNRWA, the relief agency that provides vital aid to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and beyond.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon made a statement welcoming the move to end UNRWA operations in Israel and the occupied territories, saying his country would instead work with other humanitarian organisations and accused the UN body of “terrorism”.
The move follows the Israeli Knesset passing two laws that effectively ban UNRWA, votes that were almost universally condemned by the international community who said it will greatly worsen the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers have conducted another pogrom in the occupied West Bank with Palestinian property in the town of Al-Bireh torched by a mob.
Video footage showed vehicles set alight, with reports that Palestinian homes were also targeted.
Meanwhile, Lebanon continued to be bombed overnight and early Monday, as Israel claimed to have killed another senior Hezbollah figure.
