The law that bans the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian refugees in Gaza went into effect on Wednesday.

The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called the move by Jerusalem as "disastrous."

On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli officials from any contact with the agency.

The Spanish government said on Thursday that it rejects the Israeli ban on the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), and called on Tel Aviv to suspend its application.

Israeli ban on operations of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) takes effect on Thursday - Anadolu Ajansı

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Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.

Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic

UN refugee agency says it has not received any official statement on how Israel's parliament will implement ban

Israel’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on healthcare facilities caused life-threatening danger for pregnant women since Oct 2023, says HRW.

The agency, UNRWA, will be banned from operating on Israeli soil, and contact between it and Israeli officials will also be forbidden.