{"id":24798,"date":"2025-02-01T06:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T06:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=24798"},"modified":"2025-02-01T06:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T06:49:45","slug":"uk-france-germany-voice-concern-over-israel-blocking-contact-with-unrwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=24798","title":{"rendered":"UK, France &#038; Germany voice concern over Israel blocking contact with UNRWA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/171487316-696x464-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/171487316-696x464-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/171487316-696x464-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>UNITED NATIONS, UN agency for Aiding Palestinians, UNRWA, upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel\u2019s order for it to cease operations went into effect, according to the agency.<br>\u201cUNRWA continues to deliver assistance and services to the communities we serve,\u201d it said in a post on the social media platform X.<br>\u201cOur clinics across the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem are open while the humanitarian operation in Gaza continues.\u201d<br>Last October, the Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, passed two laws that called for ending UNRWA\u2019s operations in its territory and prohibiting Israeli authorities from having any contact with the agency.<br>Israel ordered UNRWA to vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem and cease operations in them by 30 January of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate post on X, UNRWA said it had not received any official communication on how the bills will be implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to The Guardian, UNRWA Communications Director Juliette Touma said its headquarters in East Jerusalem \u201cis still there\u201d and the flag is still flying.<br>\u201cWe don\u2019t have plans to close our operations,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we are in the dark.\u201d<br>Since 1950, UNRWA has been assisting Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.<br>The ban threatens life-saving aid, education and healthcare for millions in the OPT, and the UN has repeatedly warned of the consequences.<br>Palestinians in Gaza are also worried, including Iman Hillis, who is currently staying in an UNRWA school with her family.<br>\u201cWe will have nothing to eat or drink, and this will affect us greatly,\u201d she told UN News, a media website, on Wednesday. \u201cAll the people will be destroyed and will not have food, water or flour.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, UN agency for Aiding Palestinians, UNRWA, upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel\u2019s order for it to cease operations went into&hellip; 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