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Israel will vote several draft laws that will significantly limit the activity of the United Nations agency responsible for the distribution of aid in Gaza.
These changes, which are expected to be made in the Israeli Parliament, will strip the UN of its legal immunity and limit its ability to support Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The vote will take place on Monday evening when the winter session of the Israeli parliament begins. Israel accuses the UN Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, of allowing Hamas militants to infiltrate its staff, a charge the agency denies.
More than 1.9 million Palestinians have been displaced from their homes and Gaza faces widespread shortages of food, water and medicine.
The bills will not propose alternative agencies to provide essential provisions for people suffering in the region. UNRWA provides education, health care and other basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees throughout the region, including the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
" If it passes and if it's implemented, it's a disaster. UNRWA is the biggest humanitarian organization in Gaza ... Who can do its job? " said Juliette Touma, director of communications for the agency.
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