Israel pushes back after UNRWA raid draws international criticism
TL;DR
Israel rejected a joint statement by 15 countries and the EU condemning its entry into a UNRWA training center in Kalandia and seizure of UN facilities in eastern Jerusalem, accusing UNRWA of ties to terrorism based on a USAID inspector general report; it says UNRWA had no property rights to the site and that the compound will be repurposed as a school and community center, while the Knesset advances legislation to end UNRWA operations in Israel.
- Israel hits back at 15 countries, EU over criticism of UNRWA compound seizure The Jerusalem Post
- Israel extends campaign against UNRWA to advance West Bank annexation Al Jazeera
- UNRWA Press Statement on Kalandia Training Centre in occupied East Jerusalem UNRWA
- Israel's seizure of Unrwa training college in East Jerusalem condemned BBC
- 8 EU countries, others, condemn Israel's 'unlawful' dismantling of East Jerusalem UNRWA center The Times of Israel
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