The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA will continue to distribute aid in the Palestinian territories despite an Israeli ban due to be implemented by the end of January, its director said Wednesday.Despite serious international concerns, Israeli lawmakers have passed laws to bar UNRWA from operating in Israel and east Jerusalem.The agency has faced criticism from Israeli officials that has escalated since the start of the war in Gaza, which was unleashed after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.“We will ... stay and deliver,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told a conference in Oslo on Wednesday.“UNRWA’s local staff will remain and continue to provide emergency assistance and where possible, education and primary health care,” he said.Lazzarini said the absence of communication between UNRWA and the Israeli authorities that will result from the ban will make the agency’s work even more dangerous