The Facts

• Israel's Knesset voted on Monday to ban the UN's primary agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from conducting “any activity” or providing any service inside Israel as well as East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank. The Knesset also designated the UNRWA as a terror group.

• The legislation will effectively cut all ties between the UNRWA and the Israeli government. The agency is the main distributor of aid in Gaza and provides education, health, and other basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees across the region.

• Israel has accused the UNRWA and its employees of being complicit in "terrorist activities." The UNRWA has said that nine employees may have been involved in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and would terminate their contracts if proven true. The UNRWA has around 14K staff members in Gaza.