UNRWA warns that Israel’s ban on organisation could cost lives, as Gaza war rages on

After Israel barred it from operating on Israeli soil, UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, has warned that the move may come with a heavy cost for Palestinians.

Israel accuses UNRWA of being infiltrated by Hamas.

The organisation describes itself as a lifeline to Palestinians. UNRWA spokesperson, John Fowler, says ‘What is lost is potentially the lives of the people in the Gaza Strip. Because we are the essential player…