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Draft legislation before the Israeli parliament would halt the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Secretary General António Guterres warned on Tuesday. “That’s why I have written directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express profound concern about draft legislation that could prevent UNRWA from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” Guterres said. He said the draft bills sought to evict the agency from its premises in territories under Israeli control and revoke its privileges and…

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