UN aid agency says work in West Bank and Gaza will continue despite order to halt operations at East Jerusalem HQMiddle East crisis – live updatesInternational staff working for the UN’s main agency serving Palestinians have been forced to leave after Israel’s ban on Unrwa came into effect.The UN flag flew above the headquarters building in Jerusalem on Thursday morning, but Palestinian staff were also not present at the site over security concerns amid a planned “celebration” by Israeli rightwingers, some of whom later vandalised signs and replaced the UN flag with an Israeli one. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/30/unrwa-staff-forced-to-leave-israel-after-ban-comes-into-effect
Author : Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Sam Jones in Madrid
Publish date : 2025-01-30 17:44:00
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International Unrwa staff leave as Israel’s ban on activity takes effect
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