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Final approval: No water or electricity to be supplied to UNRWA properties
- The Knesset approved a bill proposed by MK Limor Son Har-Melech to stop UNRWA's activities in Israel by cutting off utilities and banking services to its facilities.
- The law allows the seizure of land held by UNRWA within 30 days, reflecting Israel's stance against the organization.
- UNRWA's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned the law as 'outrageous,' arguing it violates international law and claiming it undermines UNRWA's mandate as an impartial entity.
- The bill responds to allegations that 10% of UNRWA employees in Gaza are affiliated with Hamas, according to evidence from the IDF.
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Knesset tightens restrictions on UNRWA operations in Israel
A new law cuts utilities, banking and communications to all facilities linked to the agency. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News The Knesset passed a new law Monday that drastically tightened the screws on UNRWA operations in Israel to help force the discredited body to leave the country. The law, passed 59-7, prohibits the provision of basic services to any of the organization’s facilities. No electricity, water, gas, or telecommunications ca…
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Read Full ArticleIsraeli Knesset officially passes law to cut electricity and water to UNRWA offices in O. Jerusalem
The Israeli Knesset has officially passed a bill to cut off electricity and water from the offices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Occupied Jerusalem, and the law goes into effect immediately.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right4Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Right
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Right
67% Right
L 33%
R 67%
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