Comments from commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps come as country mulls response to attacksIsrael’s parliament is expected to vote on a pair of bills today that could effectively bar the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, from operating in Israel, and severely limit its activities in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, filed this story yesterday about a UK minister warning Israel that its reputation would be severely damaged if the legislation passed. Here is some of what he wrote:Israel’s reputation as a democracy would be “deeply harmed” if the Knesset pressed ahead with bills this week that would end all Israeli government cooperation with the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa, the UK’s Middle East minister has said.Hamish Falconer said such a move at a time when the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was catastrophic and worsening would “neither be in Israel’s interest or realistic”. Continue reading…
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Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2024-10-28 09:39:09
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