GAZA, Nov. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian Al Damir Institution for Human Rights on Monday voiced support for Peter Hansen, head of the UNRWA, against pressure that Israel puts on him.

    The institution said in a statement that Israel was working to replace Hansen by defamation and twisting his work.

    Israel has asked the United Nations to investigate Hansen, commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), since the Israeli army released a video that Palestinian militants loaded a rocket into a UN vehicle, a charge denied by the UNRWA.

    The Al Damir institution condemned Israel for launching media attack on the UNRWA after Hansen accused Israel of breaking the international law with crimes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jabalya.

    The institution asked the international community to reject the Israeli pressure against Hansen, demanding that all Arab and international human rights organizations write to UN chief Kofi Annan to support Hansen and the UNRWA.

    Meanwhile, a Palestinian children institution also showed its support to Hansen.

    In a letter addressed to Annan, the institution said "when Israeli tanks destroy houses and tear our tiny bodies, the man of peace Peter Hansen is always beside us, waving the UN flag to ensure security and stability." Enditem