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Gavin Blackburn

UNRWA says facing 'unprecedented attack' as Israel demolishes building at east Jerusalem HQ

Israeli bulldozers began demolitions at the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, in what the organisation called an "unprecedented attack."

UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler said in a statement to the AFP news agency that Israeli forces "stormed into" the compound shortly after 7 am and ousted security guards from the site, before bulldozers entered and began demolishing buildings.

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