Taoiseach 'strongly condemns' Israeli bill banning UN aid agency UNRWA

Taoiseach Simon Harris has strongly condemned the move saying that it breaches Israel's obligations in international law.

Israel’s parliament has approved a second piece of legislation to cut ties with the main UN provider of aid to Gaza and to designate it a terror organisation, threatening the agency as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts.

The Bill prohibits ties between Israeli officials and UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, and strips its staff of their legal immunities.