Cairo: The Arab League permanent representatives commenced an emergency meeting today to discuss the Israeli occupation’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

According to Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi delegation was led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Fahad bin Khaled Al-Khamali. The meeting was convened to address the joint Arab response to the illegal laws passed by the Israeli Knesset that ban UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Additionally, the meeting focused on efforts to mobilize international support to confront and repeal these laws.