Israel has banned the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) over allegations that the agency shelters terrorists

The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Tuesday that Israel's impending ban on the UN agency "will undermine" the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.

In the Shuafat refugee camp, a hardscrabble district in east Jerusalem surrounded by a concrete wall, cars inched their way toward an Israeli checkpoint. Intense security makes venturing out of the camp exasperating.

The laws block the UNRWA from operating on Israeli territory and prohibit Israeli officials from having any contact with the agency. View on euronews

Israeli officials have not spelt out how they will enforce the legislation passed last year by Israel's parliament, which accused Unrwa of being complicit with Hamas - an allegation the agency denied.

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon notifies that UNRWA will be barred from operating in sovereign Israeli territory within 48 hours, and must vacate properties in Jerusalem, after the agency fa

The head of UNRWA on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to stop Israel from enforcing a ban that will prevent the UN Palestinian aid agency from operating in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, two days before it is set to take effect.