A series of arson attacks targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in East Jerusalem has prompted the closure of the facility. Israeli settlers were reported to have set fires around the UNRWA property in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, with some protesters shouting anti-UN slogans such as 'Burn down the United Nations' and 'UNRWA is Hamas'. The agency's Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, confirmed the closure of the headquarters following the incidents and called for influential figures to intervene and halt further escalations. Additionally, children were reported to have ignited a brush fire along the perimeter.
Israeli right-wing extremists shouted anti-UN slogans as children ignited a brush fire along the perimeter of UNRWA's headquarters in Jerusalem, prompting its commissioner-general to shut down the compound https://t.co/551lDhK4Ej
🚨🇺🇳🇮🇱UNRWA CLOSES EAST JERUSALEM HQ AFTER ARSON ATTACK Protesters set fire to the perimeter of the compound while shouting, “Burn down the United Nations,” according to the agency’s Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini. “I call on all those who have influence to put an end… https://t.co/sKkdv1Sgtl
Israeli settlers burning down UN facilities in East Jerusalem https://t.co/EDq8JvHOaW
Scenes of fires ignited by Israeli settlers around the UNRWA headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem. #GazaGenocide https://t.co/Pwl9qVVIie
JUST IN Fire broke out on the UNRWA property in Jerusalem. Man chanting: “UNRWA is Hxmas” https://t.co/cWaFeuFWwd