Hamas and other Palestinian factions denounced the Gaza Board of Peace's recent statement declaring its intention to dismantle UNRWA operations in the Strip, according to a statement circulated by the groups. The factions called the move a direct assault on the Palestinian right of return and urged ceasefire guarantors to reject the stance and uphold the agency's mandate under UN General Assembly Resolution 302.
Hamas's political wing, alongside several Palestinian factions, issued a joint statement Thursday denouncing the Gaza Board of Peace's declaration that it intends to advance the dismantling of UNRWA's operations in Gaza, as reported by monitored channels.
The groups described the Board's decision as a "direct assault" on the Palestinian right of return and the erasure of the Palestinian cause. They called upon the ceasefire guarantors — a reference likely to Egypt, Qatar, and others mediating between Israel and Hamas — to reject the Board's stance and to uphold UNRWA's mandate under UN General Assembly Resolution 302, which established the agency in 1949.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, the US-established Gaza Board of Peace on Wednesday stated its goal to terminate UNRWA's operations, a move supported by Israel's Embassy in London and the Foreign Ministry. The Board — a body created to administer civil affairs in Gaza outside Hamas control — has been advancing initiatives without awaiting a response from Hamas on broader disarmament proposals, according to previous reports. The latest condemnation underscores the deepening rift between the internationally-backed administrative body and the factions that still claim political authority in the Strip.
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