![Israeli army carries out a raid, and replaces the UN flag with the Israeli flag at the UNRWA center in east Jerusalem on December 08, 2025. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AA-20251208-39924627-39924621-ISRAELI_ARMY_RAIDS_UNRWA_CENTER_IN_EAST_JERUSALEM.jpg)
The UN chief on Thursday “strongly” condemned Israel’s actions in occupied East Jerusalem after what he described as an “unlawful entry” into a UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) facility and a move to shut down a key health center, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) strongly condemns the Israeli authorities’ unlawful entry on Jan. 12 into a United Nations property in occupied East Jerusalem, the UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre, and the order of its temporary closure,” his spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement. The statement noted that Guterres is “also deeply concerned that UNRWA has been informed that utility providers will soon cease supplying electricity and water services to multiple UNRWA facilities in occupied East Jerusalem.” Recalling Israel’s obligations […]
