UN Denounces “Unprecedented Attack” as Israel Bulldozes UNRWA Headquarters

EAST JERUSALEM – Tensions reached a breaking point in the Middle East this morning as Israeli bulldozers began demolishing the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem.

The operation, which began at 7:00 AM local time, saw Israeli forces storm the compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, ejecting security guards before dismantling structures and raising the Israeli flag over the site. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned the move as a “new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law.” The demolition follows a legislative ban by the Israeli parliament on the agency’s operations. Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who visited the site today, hailed the event as a “historic day for governance in Jerusalem.”