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Gaza Board of Peace
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- 1UNRWA excluded from Gaza plan under Board of Peace●‘No role for UNRWA in Gaza’: Does the Board of Peace toe Israeli lines?
The Board of Peace, the body overseeing Gaza's postwar arrangements, has indicated UNRWA will have no role in the territory's future administration. Critics, including Al Jazeera commentary, argue the decision mirrors Israeli positions that have long sought the agency's removal, raising questions about Palestinian service provision and international neutrality in reconstruction.
- 2Smotrich and Strock urge Netanyahu to reject Gaza Board of Peace plan●Bezalel Smotrich, Strock demand Benjamin Netanyahu reject new Gaza Board of Peace plan
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, together with Strock, has publicly called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject the new Gaza Board of Peace plan. The demand adds pressure from within Netanyahu's governing coalition against an international framework for governing Gaza's future, highlighting internal Israeli divisions over postwar arrangements for the territory.
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The US-led Board of Peace has announced that UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, will have no role in Gaza going forward. The statement marks a significant decision about the administration of humanitarian aid and services in the territory, and is likely to draw strong reactions from the UN, Palestinian representatives and humanitarian organisations.
- 4Report says Board of Peace entrenched Israel's unlawful Gaza presence●Surprise Report: The Board of Peace has “functioned to further entrench Israel’s unlawful presence" in Gaza. What is unc
A new report concludes that the Board of Peace, mandated by the UN Security Council, has "functioned to further entrench Israel's unlawful presence" in Gaza. It questions why the mandate is being used, in the report's words, to violate the most fundamental rights of Palestinians. The finding challenges the legitimacy of the international body's role in Gaza and is drawing attention from critics of its operations.