Israel notifies UN of cancellation of UNRWA work agreement in West Bank and Gaza

Israel has officially notified the United Nations of the cancellation of the agreement regulating the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a letter notifying the United Nations of the decision on Sunday that Israel "withdraws its request to UNRWA, as stated in the (Exchange of Notes between Israel and UNRWA Constituting an Agreement on the Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) of June 14, 1967," "based on legislation passed by the Israeli Knesset on October 28."

The letter, which was published by an Axios correspondent on his X account, added that the decision “will enter into force after a period of three months,” and during this period, and after it, “Israel will continue to work with international partners, including other UN agencies, to ensure the facilitation of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza in a manner that does not undermine Israel’s security.”