Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has issued a warning regarding Israel’s plans to significantly restrict the agency’s operations. He emphasized the lack of alternative support for millions of Palestinians in occupied territories and highlighted that without UNRWA, extremism and hatred may grow. The Israeli parliament recently approved legislation to ban UNRWA, citing alleged ties to Hamas, raising concerns about humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank.