The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Land of Israel Arabs who left when the modern Jewish state started warns that its schools in Gaza and Syria are facing closure following the United States decision to stop the flow of its money to the organization.

Commissioner General Pierre Krähenbühl said, late Monday night, that the agency has money in the bank which he presumed would last until mid October He explained, "It's clear that we still need approximately $185 million to be able to ensure that all of our services, education system, health care, relief and social services and our emergency work in Syria and Gaza in particular can continue until the end of the year."