Jordan condemns Israel's designation of UNRWA as ‘terrorist organisation'

AMMAN — Jordan on Saturday condemned the attempts of the Israeli Knesset to classify the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a terrorist organisation and target its activities by stripping it of its immunities and criminalising its operations.

Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Sufyan Qudah said that Israel's ongoing efforts to undermine and assassinate UNRWA politically are illegitimate, unlawful, and invalid, adding that these actions violate international law and Israel's obligations as an occupying force, according to a ministry statement.

Qudah stressed the urgent need for immediate action by the international community to protect the Palestinian people and the United Nations agencies and humanitarian organisations that are working to mitigate the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

He reaffirmed the mandate granted to UNRWA by the United Nations, stressing the need for the international community to continue supporting the agency to ensure it fulfils its indispensable responsibilities in providing basic services to Palestine refugees.