The Israeli decision sparked Arab and regional criticism, which condemned it Egypt andSaudi Arabia andThe UAE andQatarconsidering it represents “a continuation of the flagrant Israeli violations of international laws and resolutions without any deterrent.”
Abu Hasna said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: “This The Israeli decision We heard about it in the media, but we have not been officially informed about it yet.”
He added: “This decision is part of the increasing series of attacks on UNRWA, which have become more serious and dangerous, through legislation being submitted to the Israeli Knesset labeling UNRWA as a terrorist organization, preventing dealing with its international employees, not granting them entry visas, and removing Diplomatic immunityAnd severing relations and preventing the agency from operating in Israel’s sovereign areas.”
Last July, Sadiq The Knesset In the first reading, 3 draft laws are classified UNRWA A terrorist organization, and it is still being discussed until now, while the new draft laws require that UNRWA be declared a terrorist organization and prohibit its work in Israel And taking away the immunity granted to its employees.
In view of this, the European Union expressed its deep concern about this project, which “would lead to serious consequences, preventing the agency from continuing to provide its services and protection to Palestinian refugees.”
The UNRWA spokesman returned to say, “This decision, if implemented practically, will have serious consequences, because this headquarters is the headquarters of UNRWA’s operations in the West Bank, and one of the headquarters of the Agency’s Commissioner-General, and it employs hundreds of Palestinian employees and dozens of international employees. It is also the headquarters of the Agency’s Commissioner-General.” For some offices of other international organizations.
Abu Hasna stressed that “the escalatory campaign launched by Israel against UNRWA is one of its war goals, represented by the liquidation of UNRWA.”
He added, “Israel believes that liquidating UNRWA means liquidating the Palestinian refugee issue and ending the system of the concept of a political solution and the right to self-determination, and that is why this campaign is escalating and does not stop,” as he put it.
