Israel’s ban on one of the most critical agencies providing humanitarian support in Gaza goes into effect Thursday, just as President Donald Trump’s attempt to suspend U.S. foreign aid has sent the international community into chaos.

The Israeli law expelling the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, leaves open myriad questions about who will fill gaps in critically needed humanitarian services currently provided by the U.N.’s largest agency in Gaza as the Palestinian territory takes stock of the destruction wrought by Israel’s 15-month siege.

Meanwhile, questions are mounting about the future of U.S. foreign aid. While the U.S. funneled billions of dollars of military aid to Israel, it gave far smaller sums to humanitarian relief in Palestine. The U.S. has historically been the largest financial donor to UNRWA, providing money that helped save the lives of refugees and support other humanitarian services. Amid pressure from Israel to freeze out UNRWA because of the........

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