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The Israeli parliament has adopted two bills blocking the work of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which helps Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza.

The UNRWA was established in 1949, to deal with Palestinian refugees after the creation of the state of Israel and the ensuing Arab-Israeli war. West Jerusalem has accused it of aiding and abetting Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups.

Members of the Knesset voted 92-10 in favor of the bill declaring that UNRWA will no longer “operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly” in Israel.

“UNRWA long ago ceased to be a humanitarian aid agency, but in addition to it being an integral supporter of terror and hate, is an agency to eternalize poverty and suffering,” Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein said ahead of the vote on Monday. He also cited Israeli claims that UNRWA employees had participated in the October 7 Hamas attack.

The UN fired nine UNRWA employees in August, after suspicions emerged that they might have been involved in the Hamas incursion last year. Another ten employees were cleared of any wrongdoing.

After the bill passed, Edelstein called it “historic” and said it amounted to “elimination of one of the arms of terror that acted under UN auspices.”

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https://www.rt.com/news/606651-israel-knesset-unrwa-ban/