NNA - Jordan says the Knesset’s decision to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees is a violation of international law and part of its bid to dismantle the organization.

In a statement, the kingdom’s foreign ministry says yesterday’s vote was “part of the systematic targeting” of UNRWA and a “continuation of Israel’s frantic efforts to assassinate the UN agency politically, in addition to its aggressive war on the Palestinian people.”

Israel accuses UNRWA of helping perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through its refugee policies and education, and says some employees have been involved in terror.--AFP

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