The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has made aid shipments into Gaza possible. But Israel will soon ban UNRWA, the UN agency that coordinates most of them. Experts say the ban could also have international legal ramifications.

UNITED NATIONS: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its premises in Jerusalem by Jan 30, Israel’s UN ambassador said on Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation.

Outlawing the U.N. agency is “a direct response to the widespread infiltration of UNRWA’s ranks by Hamas,” Ambassador Danny Danon said.

The ban is set to go into effect next week, as aid groups are scrambling to alleviate Israel’s humanitarian catastrophe.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its premises in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel's UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation.

Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will soon go into effect, crippling UNRWA’s ability to work in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem

Israel’s UN ambassador on Friday announced that the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees must end its operations and vacate all its premises in Jerusalem by January 30, 2025. Defying international concerns,

Israel has also said around a dozen of UNRWA's around 13,000 staff in Gaza took part in the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which killed around 1,200 people.

Israel and some of its allies is accusing UNRWA that some of its employees may have participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.

Israel on Friday said that the UN's Palestinian aid agency UNRWA has until the end of January to leave Jerusalem. UNRWA must "cease its operations in Jerusalem, and evacuate all premises in which it operates in the city,