UN Condemns Israel's Seizure of UNRWA Compound as Ben-Gvir Flotilla Stunt Draws Fire at Home and Abroad
António Guterres said the move breaches United Nations premises and cited a court ruling that Israel is not entitled to sovereign powers there.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel's decision to establish military facilities at the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem, demanding immediate return of the site seized in January.
- Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric called the measures a "breach of the inviolability of United Nations premises," citing International Court of Justice rulings that Israel lacks sovereign powers in occupied Palestinian territory.
- Israel seized the office arguing UNRWA facilitated terrorist activity in Gaza and was involved in October 7 attacks, actions following celebrations one week ago marking the unification of East and West Jerusalem.
- Aid convoys face persistent delays at holding points and cancellations due to impassable routes, hindering delivery of essential supplies near the Kerem Shalom crossing, Spokesperson Dujarric said.
- The UNDP has brought around 2,500 temporary housing units to Gaza, where agencies estimate 900,000 people urgently require shelter and support daily production of around 130,000 bread bundles.
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UN condemns Israeli decision to establish military facilities in UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem
New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the decision by the Israeli authorities to establish military facilities in the compound of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, which had been seized in January.In a statement attributed to his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General affirmed t…
The UN Secretary General condemned the establishment of Israeli Army facilities on the Sheikh Jarrah compound and demanded the immediate revocation of the measure.
UN intends 'to make sure that all legal obligations are honoured' after Israel demolished UNRWA headquarters
On 17 May, the Israeli occupation approved a plan to establish what it calls a defence compound on the site of the former United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem. Site of demolished UNRWA headquarters will now become a millitary base for Israeli occupation forces The proposal for the site in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of the city was put forward by the occupation’s defenc…
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