The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.

Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows Knesset legislation severing ties with the agency.

Unless there is international intervention, on Thursday, UNRWA, the 75-year-old agency which cares for Palestinian refugees, will cease to operate in Gaza,

The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by Israel to vacate premises and cease all of its operations in occupied East Jerusalem by Thursday.

Video released by the UN relief agency UNRWA said to show workers distributing boxes with humanitarian aid in northern Gaza, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal. Video credit: UNRWA.

In exchange, Israel's prison service confirmed that 200 prisoners, whom it called "terrorists", were freed. The Israeli captives, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy, all aged 20, and Liri Albag, 19, waved, smiled, and gave thumbs up as they were paraded on a stage in Gaza City.

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.

The IDF recently completed a major raid at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, arresting some 240 terrorists. Fox News Digital has learned that hostages were reportedly held there.

Outlawing the U.N. agency is “a direct response to the widespread infiltration of UNRWA’s ranks by Hamas,” Ambassador Danny Danon said.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the United Nations Security Council that “an insidious campaign to end UNRWA’s

Four freed Israeli women hostages were home in Israel Saturday, ending more than 15 months of captivity after Hamas militants handed them over to the Red Cross under a truce