Overview
- Police escorted Jerusalem municipal bailiffs into UNRWA’s Sheikh Jarrah compound in what authorities described as a debt‑collection or foreclosure action.
- UNRWA reported that communications were cut as IT equipment, furniture and other property were removed, and contracted security guards were detained.
- An Israeli flag replaced the UN flag on the compound’s roof, with photographs showing police at the site and officers inside the grounds.
- UNRWA says the facility remains protected UN premises exempt from local taxation, disputing Israeli references to municipal Arnona liabilities.
- The headquarters has been inactive since Israel banned UNRWA operations in 2024–25, part of a broader government campaign to sideline the agency that serves millions of Palestinian refugees.