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01/25/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/25/2026 12:36

UNRWA Commissioner-General: The burning of UNRWA’s headquarters is an unprecedented attack on the United Nations

From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)

There are no limits to the defiance of the United Nations and international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

After having been stormed and demolished by the Israeli authorities, the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem has now been set on fire.

Allowing this unprecedented destruction is the latest attack on the UN in the ongoing attempt to dismantle the status of Palestine Refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and erase their history.

Refugee status must be resolved through a genuine political solution, not criminal acts.

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