Israel bans Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating | LBC
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as posted by the channelIsrael has passed a law banning the UN's Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the country, legislation that will severely impact humanitarian aid work in war-torn Gaza.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the agency has links to Hamas and other militant groups in the region - claims also cited by lawmakers who drafted the legislation.
The agency provides aid to more than five million Palestinian refugees but has been repeatedly attacked by Netanyahu.
UNRWA's chief Philippe Lazzarini warned the ban would "only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza".
They also accused UNRWA workers of having involvement in the October 7 attacks in 2023, Hamas' onslaught on Israel that sparked more than a year of conflict in the Middle East.
Iain Dale's Cross Question panel, Tory peer Lord Craig Mackinlay, Labour's Sarah Smith, the Lib Dems' Pippa Heylings and journalist David Goodhart, react.
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