The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned of the Israeli occupation attempts to force the agency out of occupied Jerusalem. UNRWA spokesman Sami Mshasha stated that these attempts haven’t stopped. The last endeavor is to implement a plan soon, which is to build schools compound near Shufat camp to encourage parents to register their children in schools owned by the occupation municipality in Jerusalem. The purpose behind this is to empty the UNRWA schools and then force the agency out of Jerusalem. Mshasha added that UNRWA faces these attempts through reinforcing its presence – he warned that the real danger is that the Israeli side is working with the European parliaments so that the agency doesnt get funded. On the possibility of these parliaments responding to the attempts, the spokesman said that there are new groups inside the parliaments, parliaments of European Union members and right-wing parties that can be easily influenced. The presence of some voices in Europe – even if few – calling off the renewal of support to the agency is concerning. Meanwhile, the EU is until this moment the biggest donor for UNRWA. Israel seeks to get UNRWA out of Jerusalem within the US plan to shut down the international agency. The mandate of UNRWA was extended until June 30, 2023, with 169 votes in favor and nine abstentions, while the US and Israel voted against. Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organizations (PLO) executive committee Saeb Erekat stressed that the agency’s work should continue. There is a lot of work to be done to mandate the UNRWA and provide required support for it so that it continues to carry out its duties towards Palestinian refugees, he noted.