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Israel planning to replace Unrwa in Gaza with USAID or WFP, says report 

Israeli officials are planning to replace the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in the Gaza Strip with other organisations, Israeli news site Ynet reported on Sunday. 

The plan, drawn up by the foreign ministry, aims to remove Unrwa from the so-called "day after" reality in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.

The main alternative is the World Food Programme (WFP), according to Ynet, with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) also in consideration. 

The proposal will be presented to the political-security cabinet for approval, the report added. 

Read more: Israel planning to replace Unrwa in Gaza with USAID or WFP, says report 

A man wearing a jacket bearing the Unwra logo walks along a street devastated by the Israeli military in the Balata camp in the occupied West Bank on 4 February 2024 (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
A man wearing a jacket bearing the Unwra logo walks along a street devastated by the Israeli military in the Balata camp in the occupied West Bank on 4 February 2024 (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)