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‘There is no alternative’: Israel’s ban on vital Unrwa services will be a catastrophe for Gaza

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Banning Unrwa would mean the humanitarian response everywhere else in the strip would also fail, UN official says.

Israel 's anti-Unrwa legislation marks an all-time low in Israel ’s relationship with the UN , which it has long accused of bias.

The new bills could yet be vetoed by the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu .

Unrwa ’s mandate is to provide life-giving services to anyone who has lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict’ The population it serves now numbers more than 5.6 million across Palestine , Lebanon , Jordan and Syria .

The total regional budget in 2023 was about $1.6bn , funded almost entirely by voluntary national contributions.

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