US EditionUN Chief Warns He Could Refer Israel to World Court over Action Against UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
UN Secretary-General Guterres warned Israel of a possible International Court of Justice referral if laws targeting UNRWA and asset seizures are not reversed.
- On January 8, 2026, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned he could refer Israel to the International Court of Justice if it does not repeal laws targeting UNRWA and return seized assets.
- Israel's parliament passed a law in October 2024 banning UNRWA from operating and barring contact with the agency, then amended it last month to cut electricity and water to UNRWA facilities and seized its East Jerusalem offices.
- The UN has reported and begun investigating claims that nine UNRWA staff were fired for possible involvement in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, while Israel alleged a dozen employees linked to attacks killing 1,139 and taking about 240 captive.
- A January 5 UN report said Israel's war on Gaza has killed 382 UNRWA employees, and UN officials call UNRWA the backbone of aid sheltering more than one million displaced Palestinians.
- Danny Danon, Israel's U.N. Ambassador, dismissed Guterres' letter on Tuesday on X, writing `We are not fazed by the Secretary-General's threats`, while the ICJ's advisory opinion requested by the 193-member UN General Assembly is non-binding.
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UN Secretary-General Urges Israel To Rescind UNRWA Legislation
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Israel that it could be brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if it does not repeal laws targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and return seized assets and property. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email […]
UN demands Israel nix UNRWA ban, return Jerusalem real estate
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres threatens to take Israel to court over its ban on the UNRWA agency and seizure of UNRWA facilities in Jerusalem. By World Israel News Staff The United Nations is demanding Israel cancel its ban on a UN Palestinian relief agency accused of ties to Hamas and other Gaza terror groups, and has threatened to take the Jewish state to court in order to secure the return of the agency’s facilities in Jer…
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