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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-883983
Israel to Shut Down UNRWA's Water, Electricity
(Jerusalem Post) Keshet Neev - Israel was to begin shutting down water and electricity at all UNRWA institutions in the country starting on Wednesday, following legislation passed by the Knesset at the end of December mandating the cutoff, Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. "Warning letters have already been sent to properties that we identified as belonging to UNRWA," Cohen said. Both opposition and coalition lawmakers supported the legislation. Referring to international condemnation of the move, Cohen noted, "Anyone who says UNRWA should remain is doing so out of antisemitism, because it is clear that UNRWA is part of the terror infrastructure. UNRWA was involved in employing Hamas terrorists who took an active part on October 7, including the kidnapping of Israelis, their murder, and other acts. We have many additional testimonies." Cohen added that the UN agency "operates in a systematic way to incite against Israel....We will not allow UNRWA, which operates as a front for Hamas activity, to continue operating within the State of Israel."