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US deeply concerned over Israel’s UNRWA legislation, State Department says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 28, 2024 | 1:46 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. has made it clear to Israel it is deeply concerned by Israeli legislation that could ban the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip, as it carries out an irreplaceable role in delivering humanitarian assistance in the enclave, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday.

Speaking at a daily briefing, Miller said humanitarian assistance was not getting to the people in Jabalia in northern Gaza, where the Israeli military has stepped up its campaign, and that Washington would not accept that.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis; editing by Jonathan Oatis)