ABC Radio International: Israel’s Ban on UNRWA ‘A Major Setback’

Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the United Nations agency that provides essential services for Palestinian refugees, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which has been providing aid to the people in Gaza.

The new laws will class UNRWA as a terrorist organisation, cutting diplomatic ties with the agency and barring it from operating on Israeli soil.

Guest: Jesse Marks, senior advocate for the Middle East at Refugees International