Israel to UN: Palestinian relief agency UNRWA must leave Jerusalem by Jan. 30

Palestinians walk in front of an UNRWA office in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on Jan. 23, 2025, days into a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

A law banning UNRWA’s contact with Israeli authorities takes effect on Jan. 30

JERUSALEM: The UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA must “cease its operations in Jerusalem, and evacuate all premises in which it operates in the city” by Jan. 30, Israel’s UN envoy told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a letter on Friday.
A law banning UNRWA’s operation on Israeli land and contact with Israeli authorities takes effect on Jan. 30. Israel annexed East Jerusalem in a move not recognized abroad.