Israeli bulldozers began demolishing buildings inside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near Eastβs headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move UNRWA described as an βunprecedented attackβ and a serious breach of international law, as tensions between Israel and the UN agency escalated sharply.
The demolition unfolded shortly after 7:00 a.m. local time at UNRWAβs main compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where journalists on the scene reported Israeli forces entering the site and raising an Israeli flag inside the premises.
Witnesses, including an Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer, confirmed that heavy machinery tore into structures within the compound as security forces secured the area.
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