Many of Israel's closest allies, including the US, UK, France and Germany, had urged the Israeli government to rethink - they were ignored.
The decision to ban UNRWA on Israeli territory and sever diplomatic ties with the UN agency could have a devastating impact on millions of Palestinians who rely on the services provided. Unless there is an intervention, the ban will come into force in 90 days.
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, was set up in 1949 to support Palestinians displaced in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Today it provides services including education, health services, street cleaning, financial start-up loans and accommodation to almost six million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, east Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.
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