WASHINGTON, March 20 — The United States said yesterday that the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees should be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel said he was...
WASHINGTON, March 20 — The United States said yesterday that the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees should be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel said he was denied entry because he made paperwork errors.
“Our belief is that they should be able to visit UNRWA’s fields of operation, including in Gaza, and we’re going to continue to work with the government of Israel to rapidly approve all requested visas for UN and NGO workers,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.“All regional governments need to do what is necessary to enable the humanitarian response and this of course includes allowing the free movement of international staff,” Patel said.
A United Nations spokesman, Farhan Haq, told reporters that the world body “did not receive what we thought was a valid explanation” for the denial of entry.Lazzarini said that all members of his delegation were allowed to enter and that he was rejected “in my capacity as a commissioner general”. Israel has accused 12 of UNRWA’s roughly 13,000 Gaza employees of participating in the October 7 attack, which prompted the Israeli military campaign, and accused the agency of being a front for Hamas.The United States and several other donors suspended funding for UNRWA pending the investigation, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called the agency’s humanitarian work invaluable.
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