The UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday to review the International Court of Justice's decision calling on Israel to prevent a “genocide” in Gaza.
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This was announced by the French Council Presidency. The summit, which will take place at 5 p.m. Italian time, was requested by Algeria “to give implementing effect to the decision of the International Court of Justice on interim measures against the Israeli occupation,” according to the Algerian Foreign Ministry.
“Israel will ensure that UNRWA is not part of the post-war Gaza Strip.” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said this, adding that he will “work to gain” bipartisan support in the US, EU and other nations worldwide for this policy, which aims to stop UNRWA activities in Gaza.
For weeks, Israel has claimed that UNRWA employees played a role in the Hamas attacks on October 7th. However, this time the allegations need to be backed up with detailed evidence as they led to this Dismissal of 12 members of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, and triggered a sharp reaction from the leaders of the Glass Palace, but also in Washington and Brussels. “Israeli authorities have provided information about the suspected involvement of several employees in the horrific October 7 attacks. In order to protect the Agency's ability to provide humanitarian assistance, I have decided to immediately terminate the contracts of these individuals and launch an investigation to establish the truth without delay,” announced the Commissioner General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, reiterating his condemnation of the Hamas attacks and spoke of “shocking allegations.”
Lazzarini did not reveal the number of members affected by the allegations or the nature of this alleged involvement, but assured that “any employee involved in terrorist attacks will be held accountable, including through criminal proceedings.” While Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “appalled by the news”. In a statement from the spokesperson, “Lazzarini was asked to quickly investigate the matter and ensure that any UNRWA staff member who participated in or enabled the attacks is immediately dismissed and referred for possible criminal prosecution.” The message about the organization The United Nations, which employs around 13,000 Palestinian staff in the Gaza Strip, comes at a time when relations between the United Nations and Israel are at their lowest point, as the Jewish state has repeatedly launched harsh attacks on the United Nations and its agencies.
And the same Secretary General Guterres who, while condemning the Hamas massacres without appeal, at the same time pointed the finger at Tel Aviv for the “collective punishment” of the Palestinians and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the two-state solution. Meanwhile, the US also expressed concern about the allegations against UNRWA and the US State Department announced that it had “temporarily suspended additional funding to the organization while it considers this news and the measures the United Nations is taking to address it , checks”. Spokesman Matthew Miller said Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Guterres to emphasize the need for a thorough and rapid investigation into the matter. He then wanted to emphasize that UNRWA “plays a fundamental role in providing life-saving assistance to Palestinians: its work has saved lives and it is important that the agency addresses these allegations and takes all appropriate corrective measures, including reviewing policies and existing procedures .” . Brussels, through the EU Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell, also expressed “extreme concern” about the allegations and reiterated “its strongest condemnation of the attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israel, which have no justification.”
“UNRWA has played a key role in helping vulnerable Palestinian refugees access vital services for many years and is a crucial partner of the international community, including the EU,” the statement said. “We are in contact with UNRWA and expect this.” Ensure full transparency about the allegations and take immediate action against the personnel involved. Israel, for its part, has once again taken strong action against the UN agency. Government spokesman Eylon Levy accused UNRWA of deliberately announcing the news while the world's attention was focused on the International Court of Justice: “Any other day – he wrote in X – this would have been a big headline, proof of that Complicity of UN employees.” Hamas”.
After the USA, Canada also stopped funding UNRWA
Canada has followed the United States in announcing it would temporarily suspend the payment of funds to UNRWA, the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, following the scandal surrounding the alleged involvement of some of its employees in last year's Hamas attack in Israel. We read it in the Canadian and international media, including CBC, which quotes Canadian International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen.
The Ottawa government has ordered a “temporary pause” in providing “additional funding” to UNRWA, Hussen said, adding that Canada will not stop helping Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
Hamas: “UN must not give in to Israel’s blackmail against UNRWA”
“We call on the United Nations and international institutions not to give in to the threats and blackmail of this villainous Nazi entity that is trying to cut off all the lifelines of our people,” Hamas wrote on Telegram, emphasizing “the importance of this role.” We support our aid organizations in providing aid to our people and documenting the crimes of the occupation, which surpass the most horrific crimes known to humanity in our modern times.”
“We strongly condemn,” Hamas continued, “the Zionist criminal organization’s smear campaign against the international institutions that contribute to the relief of our people, victims of the Nazi genocide.” “Furthermore, the smear campaign is aimed at UNRWA – stressed the Islamic faction – aimed at cutting their funding and depriving our people of the right to the services of these international organizations.”
Hamas therefore rejected the accusation made by Israel to the WHO of having “colluded” with the Palestinian Islamic movement, dismissing it as a “false claim about the movement's use of hospitals in military operations.”
PLO: “Suspension of funds to UNRWA poses a political risk”
The PLO called on the countries that have frozen funding to UNRWA to review their position, as this decision entails “political and aid risk.” Hussein al Sheikh, Secretary General of the PLO and senior official of the Palestinian Authority, said this on X. “This decision – he warned – carries a political risk. States are requested to withdraw their decision immediately.”
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