Yemen chairs emergency meeting of Arab League Council at permanent delegates level

He pointed out that the Israeli Knesset's adoption of laws banning the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the occupied Palestinian territory, and preventing its employees from obtaining the diplomatic privileges and immunities granted to United Nations organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is considered a violation of international law and Israel's obligations as the occupying power in the occupied Palestinian territory. Moreover, banning UNRWA's activities will lead to tragic humanitarian effects and consequences by depriving millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria of its essential services.

He said, "The agency's services are not just an aid agency, but rather provide education, health care, social services and protection to Palestinian refugees. It cannot be dispensed with, just as the issue of Palestinian refugees and their right to return to their areas and homes, which is guaranteed by international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, cannot be liquidated."

He called for imposing firm and deterrent measures against Israel that would ensure protection for the defenceless Palestinian people, United Nations organisations and relief agencies.