Israel has officially notified the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency forPalestine Refugees in the Near East as another United Nations agency warns of an impending famine in genocide-ravagedGaza.

In a statement, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it cancelled a cooperation agreement from 1967 which provided the legal basis of the country’s relations with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugeesin the Near East.