Unrwa shutdown by Israel would add to Gaza suffering, says top official
Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand to protect aid efforts
Israel’s plan to close the UN Palestinian relief agency, Unrwa, within three months is impossible and unrealistic without causing further untold suffering to the Palestinian people, its director of operations in Gaza has warned.
Just returned from Gaza, where he said he had seen levels of suffering unprecedented since the war started, Sam Rose warned that Unrwa could collapse, with severe implications for schools and hospitals not just in Gaza but in the West Bank if Israel went ahead with its plan.
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