CAIRO, March 18 — Israeli authorities denied permission for the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) to enter the Gaza Strip today, UNRWA and the Egyptian foreign...
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Shoukry told Lazzarini: “You were declined by the Israeli government, refused the entry which is an unprecedented move for representative at this high position”. The crisis could be resolved and reversed through proper political will and Gaza could be “flooded” with food through the land crossings, he added.Lazzarini has visited the Gaza Strip four times since the Gaza war began on Oct. 7, and on numerous occasions prior to that, UNRWA communications director Juliette Touma told Reuters.It marked the first time Lazzarini had been denied entry since he began in the post, to which he was appointed in 2020.
Australia is one of several countries which have subsequently resumed funding, its foreign minister saying last week that Australia had consulted with UNRWA and other donors and was satisfied the aid agency was not a terrorist organisation.
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