UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - 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."

Within 48 hours, the State of Israel will cease its cooperation with UNRWA,' envoy Danny Danon said – 'UNRWA must cease its activities and evacuate all its facilities in Jerusalem'

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), said the implementation of a ban on the agency's operations inside Israel would cripple its ability to work in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, where a fragile ceasefire currently remains in place.

Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will cripple the aid agency's ability to aid Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem are set to lose education, healthcare, and other services provided by the U.N. refugees agency UNRWA, as the Israeli ban is set to take effect on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon notifies that UNRWA will be barred from operating in sovereign Israeli territory within 48 hours, and must vacate properties in Jerusalem, after the agency fa