Israeli forces raid UNRWA training centre in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli forces raided and seized the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key facility operated by the UNRWA, in the town of Kafr Aqab. Israeli forces have raided the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key facility operated by the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the town of Kafr Aqab in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir participated in the raid.
- Fact 2: Israeli officials alleged that the site had been owned by the Jewish National Fund since 1937 and had been allocated to the Jerusalem Municipality for the project, arguing that UNRWA had fenced off the land for decades without legal ownership rights.
- Fact 3: The Foreign Ministry directly cited anti-UNRWA legislation passed by the Israeli Knesset in October 2024, banning the agency’s activities in Israel, to justify the takeover.
- Fact 4: She noted that the centre provided vital services to 16,000 Palestinian refugees who are either in the Qalandiya refugee camp or who visit from across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces raided and seized the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key facility operated by the UNRWA, in the town of Kafr Aqab. Israeli forces have raided the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key facility operated by the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the town of Kafr Aqab in occupied East Jerusalem.
Before the raid on Tuesday, Israeli forces closed the nearby Qalandiya checkpoint. Heavy military deployments spread throughout the surrounding neighbourhoods and the adjacent Qalandiya refugee camp. Troops forcibly expelled all UNRWA employees from the site, telling them not to return, and initiated operations to evacuate the complex.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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