JERUSALEM: The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday that its partially demolished headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem was set on fire.
The agency, UNRWA, did not offer details on the cause of the incident at their premises, which Israeli authorities seized and began dismantling last week after banning the organization from operating in the country in 2025.
“After having been stormed and demolished by the Israeli authorities, the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem has now been set on fire,” the agency said in a statement.
It described the blaze as part of an “ongoing attempt to dismantle the status of Palestine Refugees.”
The fire and rescue service said early Sunday that it had responded to a call at the facility, where it was working to “extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading,” also without offering a cause.
