UNRWA called into question: is Humanitarian Law dead? While Israel’s parliament bans UNRWA from operating in the occupied territories, several Western countries have made significant cuts to their financial aid. Both factors raise serious concerns amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. UNRWA remains the sole organisation able to provide large-scale assistance to the Palestinian population. Beyond the immediate crisis, this move signals a profound retreat from humanitarian law—one that is especially significant given that Switzerland, the depositary state of the Geneva Conventions, is among those reducing funding. Such developments fuel growing fears about the erosion of humanitarian law and its principles worldwide.