Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israel notifies UN of UNRWA work termination

Israel notifies UN of plans to terminate practice pinch UNRWA

The Israeli authorities notified nan United Nations of its plans to terminate practice pinch nan United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) successful a missive to nan president of nan U.N. General Assembly connected Sunday.

UNRWA is nan main U.N. agency operating successful Gaza and is responsible for coordinating and supplying humanitarian aid. It besides operates successful nan West Bank. The Israeli authorities has accused UNRWA of having ties to Hamas. After nan first accusations, nan U.N. conducted an soul investigation, and immoderate UNRWA unit members were fired.

Palestinians queue to person medicine astatine nan UNRWA Japanese Health Center successful Khan Younis successful nan confederate Gaza Strip connected Oct. 29, 2024.

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Israel maintains that UNRWA still has ties to Hamas. But assistance organizations pass if nan agency stops operating successful Gaza, nan humanitarian situation location will only worsen.

Israel's termination of UNRWA successful nan state follows authorities passed by Israel’s parliament astatine nan extremity of October severing nan country’s ties pinch nan organization.

Israel’s governmental assemblage passed 2 bills -- 1 banning UNRWA from operating successful Israel, including successful eastbound Jerusalem, and different prohibiting immoderate Israeli authorities aliases authorities agency from moving pinch UNRWA aliases anyone connected its behalf.

A United Nations conveyance is parked adjacent to a destroyed motortruck reportedly utilized by UNRWA unit successful nan cardinal Gaza Strip connected Oct. 23, 2024.

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The authorities has a three-month waiting play earlier it goes into effect. It is group to spell into effect astatine nan extremity of January.

Israeli Director-General of nan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jacob Blitshtein wrote successful nan missive released Sunday that Israel will “continue to activity pinch world partners, including different United Nations agencies, to guarantee nan facilitation of humanitarian assistance to civilians successful Gaza successful a measurement that does not undermine Israel’s security."

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Northern Gaza infirmary says Israeli artillery occurrence injured children

The Kamal Adwan Hospital successful bluish Gaza said Israeli artillery occurrence deed a level of nan hospital, injuring children who were being treated there.

The infirmary besides said location was dense bombing overnight connected nan artifact wherever it is located, threatening nan adjacent Al Yemen al Saeed Hospital.

The infirmary head said successful a connection connected Sunday nan solid of nan doors and windows of nan installation were shattered by nan unit of nan blasts.

The IDF has not commented connected nan attacks.