United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel that he may refer the country to the International Court of Justice if it does not reverse recent laws targeting the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees and return seized property. The warning, delivered in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, follows Israeli legislation banning the agency's operations, cutting off utilities to its facilities, and seizing its offices in eastern Jerusalem. The dispute comes amid ongoing allegations of the agency's ties to Hamas, which Israel claims have been substantiated by evidence, though a United Nations review group found only limited neutrality issues. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations has strongly rejected Guterres' threat, accusing him of ignoring the agency's alleged involvement with terrorism.