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UN 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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hbl.fiEarly Monday, Israeli authorities seized the assets of the UN agency Unrwa at its office in East Jerusalem and raised the Israeli flag.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Israeli authorities searched the site of UNRWA's United Nations Palestine Relief and Works Agency in East Jerusalem and hoisted the Israeli flag.
·Germany
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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.
·Montreal, Canada
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Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says
Israeli authorities raided the compound of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, took down the UN flag, and raised Israel’s flag, UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.
·Atlanta, United States
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