Israel said on Monday it terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza, in what appeared to be a step to implement a legislation passed last month that would prevent it from operating in Israel.

Israel says the agency UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas. UNRWA denies the allegations and says it takes measures to ensure its neutrality. Meanwhile on Sunday, Israel said its troops had carried out a ground raid into Syria to seize a Syrian it accuses of working with Iran.