Britain and several allies, including France and Canada, on Wednesday condemned Israel for demolishing the U.N. refugee agency's (UNRWA) compound in East Jerusalem and urged the government to halt all further demolitions.
The statement was published on the British government website on behalf of foreign ministers from Britain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal and Spain.
The UNRWA said Sunday that its partially demolished headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem was set on fire.
The agency 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.
