Israeli occupation authorities close an UNRWA health center in Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation authorities escalated their campaign against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in occupied Jerusalem today, Wednesday, by closing a health center belonging to the agency in the Shu’fat camp.
The Deputy Mayor of the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem, Aryeh King, stated: “Another UNRWA institution in Jerusalem has been closed.”
In a post on his Facebook account, accompanied by a photo of the health center in the Shu’fat refugee camp north of Jerusalem, he added: “This time in the Shu’fat refugee camp.”
On Tuesday, Israeli occupation authorities announced the seizure of the UNRWA headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, coinciding with the start of a demolition operation inside the headquarters, which the agency has used since 1952.
The occupation has continuously escalated its measures against UNRWA since the start of the Israeli war of genocide on the Gaza Strip in October 2023. Israel launched media and political campaigns against the United Nations, accusing some of its employees of belonging to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)—accusations that prompted ministers and Knesset members to demand a reconsideration of the agency’s role, claiming it “undermines Israel’s security.”
In October 2024, the Knesset passed a law banning UNRWA’s operations and prohibiting Israeli authorities from communicating with it. This was followed by another law at the end of last December to cut off electricity and water services to properties occupied by the agency.
The Israeli government forced the agency to evacuate its headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in early 2025. Earlier this month, Israeli authorities closed an UNRWA clinic in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem for a period of one month.
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