What could Israel’s legislation on UN aid agency mean for Gaza?

United Nations and Red Crescent workers prepare aid for distribution to Palestinians at an UNRWA warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza (Hassan Eslaiah/AP)

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that could prevent the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, a main provider of aid to Gaza, from being able to continue its work.

The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel, designate it a terror organisation, and cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government.