Israel begins evicting UN training centre for Palestinians
Israeli officials said the site will become a new school and community complex as UNRWA warned the seizure would cut access for 340 students.
- On Tuesday, Israeli authorities seized the UNRWA-operated Qalandiya Training Centre in Jerusalem's Kafr Aqab neighborhood, expelling employees and beginning work to repurpose the site into a municipal educational and community complex.
- Legislation from 2024 prohibiting the agency from operating within Israel prompted National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to lead the enforcement, while officials maintain the land belongs to the Jewish National Fund since 1937.
- The seizure immediately deprives 340 young Palestinian refugees of vocational training, while the Jerusalem Municipality plans a 40 million shekel complex featuring schools and a mosque; UNRWA disputes the legality, calling it a political campaign.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the operation followed his directive, stating Israel will not allow organizations involved in the October 7 massacre to operate; the United Nations condemned the seizure as violating UN premises.
- Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders insisted the agency is 'not going anywhere,' despite pressure to weaken its operations, as the Kafr Aqab project is expected to expand with schools, a mosque, and healthcare facilities in coming years.
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — Malaysia strongly condemned the forceful incursion and seizure by the Zionist Israeli forces of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) training centre in occupied East Jerusalem on August 25, describing it as an attempt to deny young Palestinians access to education and training.The Foreign Ministry, also known as Wisma Putra, said the Kalandia Training Centre in Kafr Aqab, East Jerusalem had …
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