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Security officials cautioned political leaders about passing UNRWA law without alternative in Gaza
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The Israeli security establishment and professional staff cautioned the political echelon against passing legislation that massively hampers UNRWA from operating in Gaza in the middle of a war without a viable replacement in place, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
While some Israeli political leaders recognized the humanitarian risk and the international backlash that would result from the law passed by the Knesset earlier today, “the political cost of opposing the legislation became too significant to endure,” the official says, explaining that the IDF itself has spent months building a campaign that ties UNRWA to Hamas.
