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Al Jazeera Staff

‘Intolerable’, ‘dangerous precedent’: World condemns Israel’s UNRWA ban

Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip, in February 2024 [File: Dylan Martinez/Reuters]

The United Nations and countries across the globe have denounced Israel after its parliament passed two laws that brands the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) a “terror” group and bans the humanitarian organisation from operating on Israeli soil.

The legislation, approved on Monday, would – if implemented – prevent UNRWA from providing life-saving support to Palestinians across Israeli-occupied Gaza and the West Bank.

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