On October 28 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed two bills aimed at banning the operations and functions of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) across all occupied Palestine (OPT). The pattern of Israel’s regular attacks against UNRWA from 1967 onwards have escalated since the onset of the current extreme rightwing Israeli government. In particular, since October 7 2023, the Israeli government appears intent on shutting down UNRWA’s operations in the OPT and the two laws are the culmination of this process. Israel has been justifying its att…