World Must Act to Save UNRWA, Says Iranian Official

According to SAEDNEWS,

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 – The Iranian government's spokesperson is calling on the international community to take urgent action to protect the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from what he describes as attacks by Israel. Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that it is crucial to prevent the undermining of this 75-year-old organization, which provides essential support to Palestinian refugees.

In a post on social media platform X, Baghaei stated, “After murdering more than 230 staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the occupying regime of Israel is now seeking to completely halt the agency's activities in Palestine. This action is heinous and cruel and will have severe consequences because UNRWA is an 'irreplaceable' and 'essential' institution, without which the relief and humanitarian system would collapse in Gaza.”

He labeled Israel's actions as part of a larger, troubling strategy, which the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine refers to as “intention of genocide.” Baghaei continued, “This plan is a continuation of a process that has been carried out over several decades of territorial expansion and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, with the aim of eradicating Palestinians from the Palestinian territory.”

Baghaei concluded by urging the world to act decisively, stating that the survival of UNRWA and the basic human rights of Palestinian refugees depend on global intervention to prevent further destruction by the Israeli regime.