Israel has begun bulldozing buildings inside the headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in occupied East Jerusalem. The agency said Israeli forces entered its compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood on Tuesday, confiscated staff devices and forced employees to leave before demolition work began.
UNRWA described the action as a serious violation of international law and the privileges and immunities of the United Nations. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority condemned the move, warning it was a deliberate escalation aimed at undermining UNRWA’s mandate and the international protection system for Palestinian refugees.
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Israeli forces later fired tear gas at a Palestinian trade school, marking a second incident involving a UN facility in occupied East Jerusalem on the same day. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the demolition was carried out under a new law banning UNRWA, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he accompanied the operation.
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