US EditionUN Palestinian Aid Agency Says Israeli Police 'Forcibly Entered' Compound in Jerusalem
Israeli authorities seized property and cut communications at UNRWA's East Jerusalem compound over alleged unpaid municipal taxes totaling 11 million shekels, UN officials condemned the raid.
- On Dec 8, Israeli police accompanied by municipal officials forcibly entered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's East Jerusalem compound and raised Israel's flag.
- Following the October 7, 2023 attacks, Israeli allegations against UNRWA staff prompted Israel's parliament to pass legislation banning the agency, while the United States halted funding in early 2024.
- Authorities carried out searches that included confiscating phones from security guards, detaining some, cutting communications, and bringing trucks and forklifts while seizing IT equipment and furniture.
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the unauthorised entry, saying the compound remains UN premises inviolable, while Philippe Lazzarini and Jordan's foreign ministry warned of legal violations and dangerous precedents.
- UNRWA's size means disruptions would hit millions of Palestinian refugees, as its 30,000 staff provide vital services to six million across Gaza, the West Bank and surrounding Arab countries after U.S. funding halted in early 2024.
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The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Philippe Lazzarini, accused Israeli authorities of violently storming the agency's headquarters in East Jerusalem on Monday, seizing its property and removing the UN flag. Slovenia strongly condemned this, and called on Israel to respect international law and ensure the protection of UN personnel.
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hbl.fiEarly Monday, Israeli authorities seized the assets of the UN agency Unrwa at its office in East Jerusalem and raised the Israeli flag.
Israeli authorities searched the site of UNRWA's United Nations Palestine Relief and Works Agency in East Jerusalem and hoisted the Israeli flag.
The United Nations (UN) spoke out against the irruption of Israelis in its headquarters for Palestinian refugees, warning that it was a violation of international law. “This latest action is a flagrant disregard of Israel’s obligation, as a member State of the UN, to protect and respect the inviolability of the UN facilities.”Philippe Lazzarini. Commissioner General of the UN Agency for Palestinian RefugeesUN laments raiding headquarters for Pal…
The head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees denounced an intervention at the headquarters of the Agency, in East Jerusalem, of the Israeli police.
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