Hamas slams Board of Peace for refusal to work with UNRWA in Gaza

Palestinian group Hamas has condemned the Board of Peace’s decision not to work with the United Nations agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, and for saying that the agency will have no role in Gaza.The US-created Board’s decision is “a complete alignment with the Zionist [Israeli] position”, aimed at ending UNRWA’s operations, preventing it from delivering aid to Palestinians and eliminating the right of return, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3One year on, the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood is bearing fruitlist 2 of 3Girl disabled by Israeli strike urges wheelchairs be let into Gazalist 3 of 3Israel bans Arab parties from election: Who they are, why it mattersend of listOn Friday, the Board of Peace said that “UNRWA’s involvement in Gaza is unchanged.”“We will only work with trusted partners who will deliver for the people of Gaza and contribute to a deradicalized Strip,” it said in a post on X, adding that “UNRWA fails on those litmus tests”.In his statement, Qassem said it was “strange for the Peace Council to adopt this hostile stance towards UNRWA while simultaneously failing to provide aid to Gaza or compel t...