Israel bulldozes UNRWA's East Jerusalem headquarters

[ad_1] Israeli bulldozers started demolishing buildings contained in the headquarters of the UN company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, an AFP photographer noticed, with the Israeli overseas ministry defending the transfer.

"UNRWA-Hamas had already ceased its operations at this web site and now not had any UN personnel or UN exercise there. The compound doesn't get pleasure from any immunity and the seizure of this compound by Israeli authorities was carried out in accordance with each Israeli and worldwide regulation," the overseas ministry mentioned in an announcement.

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02:00 Israel has repeatedly accused UNRWA of offering cowl for Hamas militants, claiming that a few of its staff took half within the group's October 7, 2023 assault on Israel, which sparked the warfare in Gaza.

UNRWA spokesman Jonathan Fowler mentioned in an announcement to AFP that Israeli forces "stormed into" the compound shortly after 7:00am (0500 GMT).

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"That is an unprecedented assault towards UNRWA and its premises. And it additionally constitutes a severe violation of worldwide regulation and the privileges and immunities of the United Nations," he added.