Some speakers — including the United States’ representative — also sounded alarm over legislation before the Knesset that could alter UNRWA’s legal status.
Türkiye’s representative, similarly, urging the Council to enforce an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, also called on that organ to protect UNRWA.
And while States should continue pushing for reginal de-escalation, she said they should not lose sight of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
He also insisted that “while Israel fights to protect and uplift civilians, UNRWA leaves them and allows them to suffer”.
He called on the Council to address “the deeper disease that has plagued the region for too long”.

Israeli Efforts to Dismantle Palestinian Refugee Agency’s Life-Saving Operations in Gaza Would Be Disastrous, Senior Officials, Speakers Warn Security Council