Iman Helles, a displaced mother sheltering in a facility run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, fears that she will now be “thrown out to the streets” with her three children.

Israel orders UN Relief and Works Agency, the backbone of Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations by Thursday.

Legislation that goes into effect on Thursday bars UNRWA from operating in the country. That will affect aid delivery to Gaza and beyond.

Millions of Palestinians rely on the UN agency, not only in Gaza but also across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. | ITV National News

The Israeli Parliament voted in favour of banning the United Nations' aid programme to Palestinians three months ago, claiming "UNRWA is Hamas".

UN refugee agency says it has not received any official statement on how Israel's parliament will implement ban

The repercussions will be serious, most acutely effecting Gaza, but also having the potential to push the situation in the West Bank across the brink,' says senior researcher - Anadolu Ajansı

The Spanish government said on Thursday that it rejects the Israeli ban on the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), and called on Tel Aviv to suspend its application.

Israeli laws smothering the operations of the United Nations Palestinian aid agency come into force on Thursday, leaving refugees fearing where they will get basic support.

Israel has banned a key UN agency from operating in Israel, making the future of its operations in Gaza and the West Bank unclear.

Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.