Today, Thursday, settlers held a provocative "party" to mark the entry into force of two Israeli Knesset laws targeting the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Palestinian territories.

Local sources reported that settlers, headed by the extremist deputy mayor of the occupation, "Ariel King", organized a celebration to close UNRWA and prevent its activities in occupied Jerusalem.

UNRWA provides services to more than 110,000 refugees in Jerusalem. The UN agency has two refugee camps: Shuafat Camp and Qalandia Camp. It runs institutions there such as the Indian Corner Clinic at the entrance to Bab al-Sahira, and schools for boys and girls in Jerusalem, Sur Baher, and the two aforementioned camps.

The Knesset’s decision to ban the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) represents a violation of the United Nations Charter, the provisions of international law, international norms and agreements, and contradicts the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, especially Resolution No. 302, which established UNRWA in 1949 in response to the Palestinian refugee crisis, representing an international commitment to this issue after the failure to implement Security Council Resolution 194, which guarantees their right of return.