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„The reported #demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - reportedly “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” - has prompted swift #condemnation from the global body.“

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166792

UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem

The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - apparently “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” - has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.

UN News

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„Israel banned UNRWA in October 2024 over alleged Hamas ties. The agency says demolition of sites that stored Gaza aid violates international law.“

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3340566/israel-demolishes-uns-east-jerusalem-site-unprecedented-attack-defying-international-law

See also:

»UN compound razed in East Jerusalem: Israeli forces move in with bulldozers; organisation calls it ‘unprecedented attack’«

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/unrwa-compound-razed-in-east-jerusalem-israeli-forces-move-in-with-bulldozers-organisation-calls-it-unprecedented-attack/articleshow/126779294.cms

Israel’s demolition of UN compound in East Jerusalem raises legal concerns

Israel banned UNRWA in October 2024 over alleged Hamas ties. The agency says demolition of sites that stored Gaza aid violates international law.

South China Morning Post

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„#UNRWA said on X on Tuesday that Israeli forces had confiscated staff devices and forced them out of their headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.

“This is an unprecedented attack not only against UNRWA and its premises. It constitutes a serious violation of international law and the privileges and immunities of the United Nations,” it said.«

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/20/israel-bulldozes-unrwa-buildings-in-occupied-east-jerusalem?traffic_source=rss

Israel bulldozes UNRWA buildings in occupied East Jerusalem

The destruction comes as Israel clamps down on NGOs providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

Al Jazeera