Key Highlights
- agency for its close relationship with Hamas terrorists, and its lax controls of allowing antisemitism to be taught to generations of its students.
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned the move against the UNRWA buildings, calling it a violation of international law, while Israeli officials said the compound had not been in active use and that the demolition was carried out in accordance with Israeli law. The development comes weeks after the United Nations General Assembly voted to renew UNRWA’s mandate through 2029, despite growing opposition and abstentions from several Western countries.
- The renewal followed months of controversy surrounding the agency after Israeli authorities provided videos that show UNRWA employees participating in the Hamas-led Oct.
- 7, 2023 massacre.
- Those allegations remain under investigation, and UNRWA has said it dismissed several staff members following the claims.
