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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

Israeli settlers call for UN agency’s closure in Jerusalem protest

Israeli activists stage protest at the UNRWA office in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Israeli activists stage a protest at the Unwra office in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Dozens of Israeli settlers and rightwing activists have protested by again blocking the entrances of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) office in Jerusalem and calling for the body’s closure.

Last week, Israel announced it would no longer approve Unrwa food convoys to the north of Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. The decision came after the agency was accused by the government of collaborating with Hamas in Gaza, with its staff facing a systematic campaign of obstruction and harassment by the Israeli military and authorities, as revealed in internal UN documents seen by the Guardian.

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