JERUSALEM, May 26, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists stormed the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem on Monday afternoon, raising slogans calling for its "control and occupation."

The extremist intruders were led by MK Julia Malinovsky from the right-wing opposition party Yisrael Beiteinu, who linked her storming to the anniversary of the occupation of East Jerusalem, according to the Hebrew calendar.

In this regard, the Jerusalem Governorate stated in a press release that this incursion constitutes an aggressive and provocative step, a serious violation of international law and UN resolutions, and a direct targeting of UN institutions operating in the occupied Palestinian territory.

The Governorate added that this barbaric behavior demonstrates the extent of the colonial encroachment supported by the occupation government, which targets everything related to the Palestinian presence and international legitimacy, including UN institutions working to provide humanitarian services to Palestinian refugees. This constitutes a blatant challenge to international legitimacy and reinforces the policy of displacement and ethnic cleansing in the city of Jerusalem.

She emphasized that this attack falls within a broader context of systematic attacks on UNRWA institutions, aimed at liquidating it and erasing the refugee issue, which is considered a fundamental pillar of Palestinian national rights, foremost among which is the right of return in accordance with Resolution 194.

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