GAZA, October, 28, 2024 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Presidency warned, on Monday, of the dangers of Israeli legislation against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), noting that this legislation constitutes a violation of international law and a provocation to the international community as a whole.

The presidency praised the positions of the countries that warned of the dangers of this Israeli legislation against UNRWA, including Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom, which expressed this in a joint statement.

The presidency stressed that UNRWA is a red line, and that the refugee issue is the core of the Palestinian issue, and that there is no solution without a just solution to the refugee issue in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and international law, noting that UNRWA was established according to a UN resolution on December 18, 1949.

It said, "If it were not for the continuous American political, financial and military support for the occupation, it would not have dared to challenge the international community and adopt policies that drowned the region in violence and instability."

The Israeli Knesset is expected to vote today, in the second and third readings, on two draft laws that threaten the future of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the occupied Palestinian territories. The first law prohibits UNRWA from operating in occupied Jerusalem, while the second includes withdrawing the privileges and immunities granted to the UN agency’s employees.

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