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West Bank: in Qalandya, the probable collapse of UNRWA is a source of great concern
West Bank: in Qalandya, the probable collapse of UNRWA is a source of great concern – (FRANCEINFO)
Several countries have suspended aid to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Israel accuses UNRWA of collusion with Hamas. The help of this agency is multiple. Reporting from Qalandya, in the West Bank, where there is great concern over the probable collapse of the agency.
In a school in the refugee camp of Qalandya (West Bank), 600 little girls study every day under the UN flags. For several years, the independence ofUNRWA is regularly called into question by Israel. For professors, the suspension by several countries of funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees is a real catastrophe. If theUNRWA authorized the France 24 teams to film in this school, she decided to remain silent in the media storm. Israel accusesUNRWA of collusion with the Hamas.
“An existential threat to refugee camps”
Mohammed Said, representative of the Palestinian Authority to Qalandyaworks to coordinate with theUNRWA. He denounces collective punishment with very political repercussions. “There is an existential threat to the refugee camps, and this impacts any prospect of a political solution“, he warns. QalandyaL’UNRWA also administers a health center. Since October 7, the occupied West Bank has been a vast breeding ground for tensions, so the probable collapse of theUNRWA could plunge refugee camps into a new humanitarian crisis.
