Turkish foreign ministry: Classifying UNRWA as a terrorist organization is a new phase in Israel’s attacks to destroy Palestinian people, identity

ANKARA: The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs slammed the Israeli Parliament's efforts to designate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as a terrorist organization as a new phase in Israel's attacks to destroy the Palestinian people and the Palestinian identity. 'Established by the UN General Assembly in 1949, UNRWA provides vital services to millions of Palestine refugees and symbolizes the right of Palestinians to return to their own land. By discrediting UNRWA, Israel seeks to deprive Palestine refugees of their most basic rights,' said a press release issued by the Turkish ministry. 'It is unacceptable that Israel, which has targeted civilians sheltering in UNRWA schools in Gaza and killed nearly 200 UN staff in the last nine months, is trying to label UNRWA as a terrorist organization.' The release stressed that Trkiye will continue to strongly support UNRWA, calling on the international community to raise its voice against the attacks on UNRWA and to support the Agency. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA