This time it was an “arson attempt by Israeli children and young people on UNRWA”, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a social media post on Tuesday. “This has got to stop,” he said. Last Thursday evening, Mr. Lazzarini said Israeli residents had set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters when staff from several…
For roughly two months, demonstrations have been held outside the East Jerusalem compound, which is in an area where many Israeli settlements are located. The situation came to a head on Thursday evening when Israeli residents lit fires at two locations on the perimeter of the grounds. Mr. Fowler was among the small number of…
Posting on social media, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said “Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter” on Thursday evening. UNRWA personnel and staff from other UN agencies were inside the compound at the time. “Our director with the help of other staff had to put out the fire themselves as it took the Israeli fire extinguishers and police a while…
Russia has announced the opening of a consular office in West Jerusalem. The Russian Embassy in Israel will open an office in West Jerusalem to serve its consular section under an agreement with the city. The Russian Embassy in Israel said in a statement that an agreement on the West Jerusalem land, which Russia bought…
Russian Embassy building in Tel Aviv. The Russian embassy in Israel will open an office in Jerusalem, an agreement was reached between the embassy and the Israeli foreign ministry. The Russian Embassy in Israel said in its statement that Russia bought a piece of land in West Jerusalem in 1885. After several years of progress,…
“There has been an ongoing and unchecked tragedy: the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes,” they said in a joint statement. “Israel’s transfer of its own population into the occupied territory confirms a deliberate intention to colonize the territory it occupies, a practice strictly prohibited by international humanitarian law,” they said. “It amounts to…
File photo The United States has expressed concern over the Israeli action in the occupied Jerusalem and said that it is concerned about the violent scenes in Jerusalem. US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel says that the US administration is in contact with Israel and Palestinian authorities. Vedant Patel said in one of his statements…
According to news reports, the incident happened in the Neve Yaakov district in the middle of the evening local time. Israeli police said the attacker, identified as a Palestinian from the Shu’fat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, had been “neutralized” at the scene. In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres extended his heartfelt…
