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U.N. secretary-general condemns demolition of UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound, urges immediate halt

United Nations (statement) · January 20, 2026

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The U.N. secretary-general condemned Israeli demolition of the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound, called the site U.N. premises inviolable under international law and urged Israel to cease demolition and restore the property to the United Nations.

U.N. Secretary-General issued a statement on Jan. 8, 2026, condemning what he described as Israeli authorities’ demolition of the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound and calling for an immediate halt.

The statement said the Sheikh Jarrah compound “remains United Nations premises” and is “inviolable and immune from any form of interference.” It noted a prior letter to the prime minister of Israel dated…

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