Israel's impending ban on Unrwa 'could collapse humanitarian efforts in Gaza'

Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hossam Abu Safieh supervising treatment of a man injured in an Israeli strike on November 21. On Friday, Israeli forces detained Dr Abu Safiya and other medical staff after forcibly evacuating the last major hospital in north Gaza. Picture: AFP/Getty  

The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency has warned of utter devastation that will surpass the apocalyptic suffering already witnessed in Gaza when new laws banning Unrwa come into force in January.

Unrwa, which is by far the largest aid organisation in Gaza, fears a complete breakdown of the international humanitarian response when the laws passed by Israel are rolled out in the coming weeks.