{"id":14427,"date":"2025-02-03T04:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=14427"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:10:40","slug":"britain-france-and-germany-reiterate-concern-over-israel-blocking-contact-with-unrwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=14427","title":{"rendered":"Britain, France and Germany reiterate concern over Israel blocking contact with UNRWA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Britain, France and Germany on Friday reiterated their &#8220;grave concern&#8221; over Israel implementing a law forbidding any contact between its officials and U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We urge the government of Israel to work with international partners, including the UN, to ensure continuity of operations,&#8221; a joint statement from the three nations, published by the British government, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The law, which was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/unrwa-says-israel-ban-will-be-disastrous-us-says-exaggeration-2025-01-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adopted in October<\/a>&nbsp;and took effect on Thursday, bans UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and prevents the agency from having any contact with Israeli authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israeli officials have accused some UNRWA staffers of involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas and of being members of the Palestinian militant group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said in a statement that Israel was committed to facilitating humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, saying aid should go through other international agencies and NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Humanitarian aid doesn&#8217;t equal UNRWA and those who wish to support the humanitarian aid effort in the Gaza Strip should invest their resources in organizations alternative to UNRWA,&#8221; he said in a statement on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We will abide by the law and we will continue to facilitate humanitarian aid.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.N. said on Thursday that UNRWA was continuing to deliver assistance and services in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1949, UNRWA provides aid, health and education services to millions of people in the Palestinian territories and neighboring Arab countries of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/uk-france-germany-reiterate-concern-over-israel-blocking-contact-with-unrwa-2025-01-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/uk-france-germany-reiterate-concern-over-israel-blocking-contact-with-unrwa-2025-01-31\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain, France and Germany on Friday reiterated their &#8220;grave concern&#8221; over Israel implementing a law forbidding any contact between its officials and U.N. 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