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UN facility in East Jerusalem reported entered during classes; UN calls for protection of premises
Summary
Spokesperson Farhan said Israeli forces and municipal officials entered the Kalandia UNRWA vocational training centre during classes, confined students and staff, photographed premises without documentation, and that UNRWA called on Israeli authorities to uphold protections for UN premises.
Spokesperson Farhan said Israeli forces and municipal officials forcibly entered the Kalandia training centre, a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) facility in occupied East Jerusalem, while students and staff were in class.
Farhan said Israeli personnel gathered staff and students together, confined them for the duration of the operation, and took photographs of buildings and training facilities without presenting documentation to explain the purpose of the entry. He noted that, as UN property, the facility is afforded protections under international law and quoted UNRWA's call on Israeli authorities "to uphold their obligations under international law and to refrain from any further interference with the agency's facility, staff, and beneficiaries."
The spokesperson said the operation disrupted educational activities but that the sequence described lasted for hours and, according to his understanding, the centre was operating again the following day. No details were provided about any documents taken, arrests, or follow-up investigations during the briefing.
