Israeli forces moved into East Jerusalem early Tuesday with bulldozers to demolish the United Nations Relief and Works Agency headquarters, citing significant national security and terrorism concerns regarding the agency’s operation in the area.
The operation, conducted under the supervision of Israeli lawmakers and government officials, follows the recent confiscation of agency devices and the forced closure of a nearby health center on Jan. 14.
Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner general, released a statement on X, saying the actions by Israel are “a new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law.”
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The demolition is the culmination of years of mounting tension between Israel and the U.N. body. Israeli officials have repeatedly accused the UNRWA of being infiltrated by Hamas agents and employing people with allegiance
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