Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityUnder the government plan, the site will house an IDF museum, a military recruitment center, and an office for the defense minister. According to the minister, 'nothing more symbolic or justified' than establishing the complex 'precisely on the ruins of the UNRWA compound'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNir Hasson10:56 PM • May 17 2026 IDTThe Israeli government has approved plans to establish a Defense Ministry complex on the site of the former headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFEast JerusalemUnited NationsUNRWAIsrael KatzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesHamasIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAt Eurovision and Venice Biennale, War Is a Participant No One Can ExcludeIDF Says Combat Soldier Dropouts Surging, Most Due to Mental Health IssuesWho on Earth Feels Threatened by a Nun?Eurovision and War Crimes: Why Netanyahu Will Welcome More ICC Arrest WarrantsShin Bet Head Files Contempt Motion After Ex-chiefs Hide Dissenting Worker NamesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces