The US-established Gaza Board of Peace called on donor nations to stop funding UNRWA, accusing the agency of perpetuating refugee dependency and allowing Hamas-linked personnel within its ranks, according to a statement published Thursday. The Board urged building a new framework around accountability and reconstruction instead.
The Gaza Board of Peace, a US-established body linked to President Trump's proposal for the Strip, on Thursday released a statement calling for an end to UNRWA's role in Gaza's future. The Board urged Washington and donor nations to halt funding to an agency it accused of perpetuating a system of refugee dependency, tolerating incitement, and allowing Hamas-linked personnel to operate within its ranks.
The statement frames this as a choice between preserving a system that "helped entrench Gaza's dysfunction" and building a new structure around accountability, reconstruction, and independence from permanent aid.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, Hamas and other Palestinian factions denounced the Board's plan to dismantle UNRWA. The US ambassador to the UN, Jef Bartos, had similarly urged countries to stop funding the agency and back the Board of Peace. The new statement formalizes the Board's position ahead of what it describes as a forthcoming full report.
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