The Gaza Board of Peace, a body focused on the day-after-arrangements, has publicly declared that UNRWA should not operate in a reconstructed Gaza. A source told Israeli media the group aims to break Gaza's aid dependency, stating 'Gaza's people deserve better.'
The Gaza Board of Peace (מועצת השלום), a body established to plan post-war governance and reconstruction in the Strip, declared Wednesday that UNRWA has no place in the 'new Gaza.' A source familiar with the group's internal discussions told Itai Blumenthal (Kan 11) that the Board aims to permanently end Gaza's reliance on humanitarian aid, asserting that 'Gaza's people deserve more.' The declaration marks a hardening of the Board's public stance on the UN agency, which Israel has long criticized for perpetuating the conflict. As The Zioneer reported in June, the Board had previously advanced short-term initiatives without waiting for a Hamas response on disarmament, operating in areas of Gaza not under the terrorist group's control. The source did not specify whether the Board's position on UNRWA is shared by all its members or represents a policy recommendation to future governance structures.
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