In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson attack was the latest in a series of threats, harassment and violent incidents perpetrated by Israelis against the agency’s staff over the past two months.

“This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem. This took place while UNRWA and other UN Agencies’ staff were on the compound,” Lazzarini said.

“It is an outrageous development. Once again, the lives of UN staff were at a serious risk.”

The facility would be closed “until proper security is restored,” he added.

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    6 months ago

    Israeli terrorists are literally attacking the UN and the world’s doing nothing about it.

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    In case anyone doesn’t know, the UNRWA provides relief to Palestinian refugees. They are not an arm of Hamas. They do not have any military or even political aims. All they are about is caring for Palestinian refugees. That’s who extremists are trying to stop.

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      6 months ago

      Israeli logic: “If you help Palestinians, you help Hamas. If you help Hamas, then you are Hamas.”

      “Everyone but me is a Hamas.”

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        6 months ago

        “ILTV Israel News” sounds like a very unbiased source on this matter. Especially based on their other videos regarding this war. Very definitely unbiased and true and also that video very definitely justifies arson.