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UN condemns demolition of UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound, urges Israel to restore premises
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The United Nations condemned the demolition of the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound as a breach of UN premises' inviolability, urged Israel to return and restore the site, and said the agency will evaluate legal and diplomatic steps while warning that UN facilities and staff must be protected.
The United Nations on Thursday condemned the demolition of the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem and urged Israeli authorities to "return and restore the compound and other UNRWA premises to the United Nations without delay," a UN spokesperson read from the secretary-general's statement.
The statement, read by spokesperson Farhan, said the compound "remains United Nations premises and is inviolable and immune from any form of interference" under the UN Charter and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. "The secretary general condemns in the strongest terms…
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