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Israel’s parliament votes to ban UNRWA, the UN’s Palestine aid agency

A damaged UNRWA sign at the organisation's headquarters after an Israeli raid in Gaza City [File: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

The Israeli parliament has approved two controversial bills to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating on Israeli territory and areas under Israel’s control.

The legislation, passed on Monday, risks collapsing the already fragile aid distribution process at a moment when the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening and Israel is under increased pressure to allow in aid supplies.

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