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Israeli police storm a UN headquarters in Jerusalem and forcibly change the flag

Israeli police officers wait outside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters, in Jerusalem December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Israeli police officers wait outside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Jerusalem on December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Ammar Awad
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Members of the Israeli police force, along with municipal officials, forcibly entered the UNRWA headquarters, located in the eastern part of Jerusalem, and replaced the UN flag with an Israeli one, according to Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UN headquarters.

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