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Arab Parliament Urges Global Action Against Israeli Attempts to Dismantle UNRWA

UNRWA center targeted by Israeli shelling in northern Gaza (DPA)
UNRWA center targeted by Israeli shelling in northern Gaza (DPA)
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Arab Parliament Urges Global Action Against Israeli Attempts to Dismantle UNRWA

UNRWA center targeted by Israeli shelling in northern Gaza (DPA)
UNRWA center targeted by Israeli shelling in northern Gaza (DPA)

Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Ahmed Al-Yamahi has called on parliaments worldwide  to take urgent steps to counter the Israeli attempts to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
In messages to parliamentary leaders worldwide, Al-Yamahi highlighted the gravity of these moves, which, he stated, aim to erase UNRWA’s role and undermine the rights of Palestinian refugees, particularly their internationally recognized right of return, SPA reported.
He emphasized that UNRWA is a cornerstone of the international community’s commitment to Palestinian refugee rights and heritage, and that efforts to eliminate it represent a broader strategy to nullify the refugees’ right to return — a stance in direct violation of international law and United Nations resolutions.
Al-Yamahi urged global cooperation to safeguard UNRWA’s mission and ensure that it continues to provide essential services as mandated under UN Resolution 194 of 1948, which he underscored as fundamental to regional stability and the pursuit of a just, comprehensive peace. He reiterated that there is no viable substitute for UNRWA in fulfilling these humanitarian and stabilizing roles.
The Arab Parliament speaker also appealed to international and regional parliaments to adopt a unified position in defense of UNRWA, urging their respective governments to apply diplomatic pressure on the Israeli authorities to halt these actions.
He called for a “robust commitment to upholding international legitimacy, adherence to international law, and the cessation of prolonged violence and human rights violations against unarmed civilians, which have continued unabated for over a year”.

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Lebanon Condemns Attacks on UN Peacekeeping Mission

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives through the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on November 20, 2024, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group continues. (AFP)
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives through the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on November 20, 2024, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group continues. (AFP)
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Lebanon Condemns Attacks on UN Peacekeeping Mission

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives through the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on November 20, 2024, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group continues. (AFP)
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives through the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on November 20, 2024, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group continues. (AFP)

Lebanon on Monday condemned attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) stationed in its south, including last week's rocket strike in which four Italian soldiers were lightly injured.

The 10,000-strong multi-national UNIFIL mission is monitoring hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel, an area hit by fierce clashes between the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah party and Israeli forces.

Since Israel launched a ground campaign across the border against Hezbollah at the end of September, UNIFIL soldiers have suffered several attacks coming from both sides.

"Lebanon strongly condemns any attack on UNIFIL and calls on all sides to respect the safety, security of the troops and their premises," Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said during a conference in Rome.

Bou Habib spoke before attending a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Anagni, southeast of Rome, along with other colleagues from the Middle East, which was set to discuss conflicts in the region.

Bou Habib added: "Lebanon condemns recent attacks on the Italian contingent and deplores such unjustified hostilities."

Italy said Hezbollah was likely responsible for the attack carried out on Friday against its troops in UNIFIL.

Beirut's foreign minister called for implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended a previous war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 with a ceasefire that has faced challenges and violations over the years.

"Lebanon is ready to fulfil its obligations stipulated in the above-mentioned resolution," Bou Habib said.

"This literally means and I quote: 'There will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon'."

Hezbollah, militarily more powerful than Lebanon's regular army, says it is defending the country from Israeli aggression. It vows to keep fighting and says it will not lay down arms or allow Israel to achieve political gains on the back of the war.