October 7 Sparks Tensions with Netanyahu and UNRWA
Israeli authorities have seized the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) compound in Kafr Aqab north of Jerusalem, and have begun evacuating a UN training institute at the site, raising the Israeli flag there, according to instructions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The step came after a diplomatic visit to the site that expressed concerns and tensions over the marginalization of the agency's work, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who stormed the premises and rejected the presence of the agency in Jerusalem and Israel, in an attempt to impose unilateral policies and target the operations of the UN organization.
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