Displaced people in the city of Rafah carry flour they obtained from UNRWA as the Israeli aggression continues (Anatolia)

Nine relief organizations warned of suspending funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), considering this a threat to the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the region.

In a joint letter, the organizations expressed their concern and anger at the union of some of the largest donors to suspend funding to UNRWA. She said that this "affects the assistance that can be described as life-saving for more than two million civilians in the Gaza Strip."

The organizations' message urged donor countries to reactivate their support for the important work of UNRWA and its partners to help the Palestinians.

The number of countries that announced the cessation of their funding to UNRWA increased to 12. Under the pretext that 12 of its employees participated in the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, according to Israeli allegations, at a time when the agency warned that its services would stop at the end of next month. In a related context, the Israeli Foreign Minister called on the Agency's Commissioner-General to resign from his position.

Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the European Commission decided to review the funding provided to UNRWA, and that there will be no additional funding for the agency until the end of next February. Romania, Austria, and Japan joined the list of countries that adopted the Israeli position and announced the cessation of their support for the agency.

The three countries called for an investigation into the Israeli allegations, and UNRWA responded to the Israeli accusations by expelling the accused employees, and promised to conduct a comprehensive investigation and take legal measures if their participation was proven.

The Relief and Works Organization for Palestine Refugees UNRWA had said that if funding was not resumed; After the end of next February, it will not be able to continue providing its services in the region, including Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies