This came in a statement issued by the movement on the occasion of International Workers' Day, in which it emphasized that the escalation of Israeli aggression against Palestinians coincides with attempts to end the role of UNRWA, which represents "witness to the crime of uprooting and displacing the Palestinian people."
The statement added that Israeli crimes against Palestinian workers aim to "disrupt all aspects of life," calling for urgent international action to halt violations against them and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Palestinians' need for UNRWA, the largest international humanitarian organization, has grown exponentially under the weight of the genocide perpetrated by Israel, with US support, in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. This has left more than 170,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.
The movement called on "human rights and humanitarian organizations around the world to fulfill their responsibilities in exposing the occupation's escalating crimes and violations against Palestinian workers, and to pressure the occupation to lift its unjust siege on the Gaza Strip and the cities, villages, and camps of the occupied West Bank."
For nearly two months, Israel has continued to prevent all humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip. On March 2, it halted the entry of aid through the Kerem Shalom, Erez, and Zikim crossings, completely halting the entry of relief supplies and fuel.
On March 18, Israel reneged on the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in effect since January 19, resuming its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, despite Hamas's commitment to all of its terms.
