JERUSALEM: The primary United Nations assist company for Palestinians closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after native Israeli residents set fireplace to areas on the fringe of the sprawling compound, the company mentioned.
Philippe Lazzarini, the pinnacle of UNWRA, mentioned in a publish on the social media platform X that he had determined to shut the compound till correct safety was restored.He mentioned Thursday’s incident was the second in lower than every week.
“That is an outrageous improvement. As soon as once more, the lives of UN workers have been at a critical danger,” he mentioned.
“It’s the duty of the State of Israel as an occupying energy to make sure that United Nations personnel and services are protected always,” he mentioned.
UNRWA, set as much as cope with the Palestinian refugees who fled or have been pressured from their houses throughout the 1948 battle across the time of Israel’s creation, has lengthy been a goal of Israeli hostility.
Because the begin of the battle with Gaza Israeli officers have known as repeatedly for the company to be shut down, accusing it of complicity with the Islamist motion Hamas in Gaza, a cost the United Nations strongly rejects.
Israel considers all of Jerusalem its indivisible capital, together with japanese components it captured in a 1967 battle, which Palestinians search as the longer term capital of an impartial state.
Lazzarini mentioned workers have been current on the time of the incident however there have been no casualties. Nevertheless outside areas have been broken by the blaze, which was put out by workers after emergency companies took time to reply.
There was no instant remark from the Israeli police.
Lazzarini mentioned teams of Israelis had been staging common demonstrations exterior the UNRWA compound for the previous two months and mentioned stones have been thrown at workers and buildings within the compound this week.
In footage shared with Lazzarini’s publish, smoke may be seen rising close to buildings on the fringe of the compound whereas the sound of chanting and singing may be heard.
A crowd accompanied by armed males have been witnessed exterior the compound chanting “Burn down the United Nations”, Lazzarini mentioned.
Philippe Lazzarini, the pinnacle of UNWRA, mentioned in a publish on the social media platform X that he had determined to shut the compound till correct safety was restored.He mentioned Thursday’s incident was the second in lower than every week.
“That is an outrageous improvement. As soon as once more, the lives of UN workers have been at a critical danger,” he mentioned.
“It’s the duty of the State of Israel as an occupying energy to make sure that United Nations personnel and services are protected always,” he mentioned.
UNRWA, set as much as cope with the Palestinian refugees who fled or have been pressured from their houses throughout the 1948 battle across the time of Israel’s creation, has lengthy been a goal of Israeli hostility.
Because the begin of the battle with Gaza Israeli officers have known as repeatedly for the company to be shut down, accusing it of complicity with the Islamist motion Hamas in Gaza, a cost the United Nations strongly rejects.
Israel considers all of Jerusalem its indivisible capital, together with japanese components it captured in a 1967 battle, which Palestinians search as the longer term capital of an impartial state.
Lazzarini mentioned workers have been current on the time of the incident however there have been no casualties. Nevertheless outside areas have been broken by the blaze, which was put out by workers after emergency companies took time to reply.
There was no instant remark from the Israeli police.
Lazzarini mentioned teams of Israelis had been staging common demonstrations exterior the UNRWA compound for the previous two months and mentioned stones have been thrown at workers and buildings within the compound this week.
In footage shared with Lazzarini’s publish, smoke may be seen rising close to buildings on the fringe of the compound whereas the sound of chanting and singing may be heard.
A crowd accompanied by armed males have been witnessed exterior the compound chanting “Burn down the United Nations”, Lazzarini mentioned.
