Israel Informs UN that 1967 Agreement Recognizing UNRWA Is Void

The Foreign Ministry on Monday, November 4, officially informed the United Nations that Israel is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement recognizing the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA after the Knesset passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the agency in Israel, Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip.  

Foreign Ministry Director-General Jacob Blitshtein sent the letter to UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang of Cameroon, informing him that “Israel will continue to work with international partners, including other United Nations agencies, to ensure the facilitation of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza in a way that does not undermine Israel’s security. Israel expects the United Nations to contribute to and cooperate in this effort.”  

Last week, the Knesset passed a bill banning UNRWA from operating from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli government agencies from working with UNRWA. The bill takes effect in three months.  

“UNRWA — the organization whose employees participated in the October 7th massacre and many of whose employees are Hamas operatives — is part of the problem in the Gaza Strip and not part of the solution,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz said. 

Katz also noted that only 13 percent of the aid to Gaza currently goes through UNRWA, and argued the idea that there is no alternative to UNRWA is fiction. (TOI / VFI News) 

“Dear God, we pray for the Gazan civilians who are caught in the middle of this devastating war. We pray in Yeshua’s name that You protect them, heal them, and take care of all their physical and emotional needs. May You bless them, and protect them from the terrorists within them. We pray for all humanitarian aid intended for them to reach them and for all of our hostages to return safely to us as soon as possible.”