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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Mat Nashed

Israel’s outlawing of UNRWA will make life ‘unbearable’ for Palestinians

Funding has been a problem for UNRWA for years - some Palestinians believe this has been part of an intentional effort to sabotage the relief organisation [File: Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]

Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s much-criticised banning of the United Nations Palestinian aid agency (UNRWA) is part of a broader attempt to undermine the rights of Palestinian refugees and expel them from the occupied territories, analysts have told Al Jazeera.

The ban on the agency takes effect in three months and will exacerbate an already catastrophic situation in Gaza and the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem.

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