"These actions are not isolated incidents. They form part of a wider and sustained effort to undermine and dismantle UNRWA's operations across the occupied Palestinian territory. Ireland fully supports UNRWA and its mandate. I call on Israel to immediately halt all attacks and measures directed at the agency. Israel must respect international law, including the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and its staff."
"At a time of immense and worsening humanitarian need, the work of UNRWA, alongside other UN agencies, humanitarian organisations and NGOs, is indispensable. These organisations are delivering life-saving assistance and essential services to civilians across the occupied Palestinian territory and the wider region. Any actions that obstruct this work only deepen the humanitarian crisis and place civilian lives at even greater risk."
Israeli authorities bulldozed and demolished buildings at a UNRWA headquarters compound in east Jerusalem. The action was characterized as an open and deliberate defiance of international law and an unprecedented attack against a UN agency and its premises. The demolition followed other measures described as efforts to erase the Palestine refugee identity. Israel's Foreign Ministry asserted that UNRWA had long ceased to be a humanitarian aid organisation and had become a greenhouse for Hamas terrorism. Calls were made for Israel to halt attacks and respect international law, including United Nations privileges and immunities. The demolitions risk obstructing life-saving assistance and deepening the humanitarian crisis for civilians.
Read at Irish Independent
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]