Lazzarini: “Israel” aims to destroy UNRWA

Israel is waging a concerted campaign aimed at destroying UN agency for Palestinian Refugees UNRWA, the head of the UN agency said in an interview published on Saturday.

“Right now, we are dealing with an expanded, concerted campaign by Israel aimed at destroying UNRWA,” he told the Swiss newspaper group Tamedia.

“It is a long-term political goal because it is believed that if the aid agency is abolished, the status of the Palestinian refugees will be resolved once and for all — and with it, the right of return. There is a much larger political goal behind this, he clarified.

Furthermore, Lazzarini said more than 150 UNRWA installations have been hit since the Israeli aggression on Gaza began.

Hamda Mustafa