The UN Assistance Agency continues to work on Palestinian territories despite the Israeli ban on

The UN -Palestinian Assistance Agency announced that his humanitarian work in occupied territories and Gaza still lasts on Friday, despite the Israeli ban that entered into force the day before and what she described as hostility to her staff.

Israeli law adopted in October Operations of the United Nations Assistance and Working Refugee Agency on Israeli country – including the attached East Jerusalem – and contact with Israeli authorities starting on Thursday.

Britain, France and Germany reiterated their concerns on Friday because of the new law, of which humanitarian agencies say they will have a huge impact on the devastated gauze as staff and delivers transit to the Palestinian enclave through Israel.

“We continue to provide services,” said Juliette Touma, Director of UNRWA Communication, for briefing for news in Geneva.

“In Gaza, UNRWA is still the backbone of an international humanitarian response. We still have an international staff in Gaza, and we continue to bring in basic stock trucks.”

She said that any disorders in her work in Gaza would bring a demonstration agreement that stopped the war between Israel and Hamas in danger.

“If UNRWA is not allowed to continue bringing and distributing supplies, then the fate of this very fragile trial will be in danger and will be at risk,” she said.

The staff on the west coast, East Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in occupied East Jerusalem – whose annexations by Israel is not recognized abroad – also receive education, health care and other services from UNRWA.

Touma said that his Palestinian staff on the west coast and East Jerusalem faces difficulties, citing examples of stone throwing and retaining at checkpoints and protests in his places, accusing “Israeli extremists.”

“They face an extremely hostile environment because a fierce disinformation campaign continues against UNRWA,” she said. “It was a truly rough ride. It was not easy. Our staff was not protected.”

Israeli protesters vandalized the UN sign on Thursday outside one of its compounds by painting a blue blue star David on it, according to the pictures that Touma shared with Reuters.

The international staff has already left after the expiration of the visa, she added. The agency reported more than 270 of its staff killed in a 15-month war in Gaza and invited to investigations.

Israel has long been critical of the UNRWA -II states that his staff was involved in deadly on October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel that launched the war in Gaza. The UN said nine UNRWA staff may have been on and released.

Humanitarian aid

The fire interruption contract enabled the increase in humanitarian aid and enabled the releasing Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prison.

Prior to the agreement, experts warned of direct hunger in parts of the northern gauze. Since then, supplies have increased, and the world food program said that more than 32,000 tons of food had entered Gaza since the contract came into force on January 19th.

At the same briefing, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn’s World Health Organization said that about 12,000 to 14,000 patients were waiting to be evacuated from Gaza via Rafah. Fifty is located on Saturday in the middle of a warning that some children could die.

These would be the first medical evacuation through Rafah, since it was closed in May last year, he added.

Evacuation “They must be urgently continued and the medical corridor must be opened,” he said.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel is obliged to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza’s belt, saying that help should go through other international agencies and non -governmental organizations.

“Humanitarian aid does not equate UNRWA, and those who want to support the efforts of humanitarian aid in Gaza’s belt should invest their resources in Alternative UNRWA organizations,” he said in a statement.

“We will obey the law and we will continue to ease the humanitarian aid.”