{"id":314759,"date":"2026-01-14T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=314759"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:14:05","slug":"unrwa-commissioner-general-israeli-actions-undermine-international-law-and-threaten-refugee-services","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-commissioner-general-israeli-actions-undermine-international-law-and-threaten-refugee-services\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General: Israeli Actions Undermine International Law and Threaten Refugee Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-field-publish-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">14 January 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-images field-type-image field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p class=\"blue-with-border-left\"><a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/unlazzarini\/status\/2011395544426430907?s=46&amp;t=n-DGCyE5Su6GxZ75P5lB7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>A new step in a pattern of deliberate disregard for international law and the Â鶹APP.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a Â鶹APP premises.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Israeli authorities then ordered the centre to close for 30 days, depriving Palestine Refugees of access to primary health care.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Meanwhile, water and power supplies to UNRWA facilities &#8211; including health and education buildings &#8211; are scheduled to be cut in the coming weeks.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is a direct result of legislation passed by the Israeli parliament in December, which stepped up existing anti-UNRWA laws adopted in 2024.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The recent International court of Justice ruling restated that the State of Israel is obliged under international law to facilitate UNRWA\u2019s operations, not hinder or prevent them.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ENDs-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 January 2026 From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)\u00a0 A new step in a pattern of deliberate disregard for international law and the Â鶹APP. Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a Â鶹APP premises. 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