Furthermore, the agency reported that water and electricity supplies to its centers, including those used for education, could be cut off in the coming weeks as a consequence of legislation passed by the Israeli parliament.

These events are taking place within the context of an unprecedented legal offensive against UNRWA, the agency stated, adding that it has suffered other attacks such as the disruption of communications, the seizure of assets, and the replacement of the UN flag with the Israeli flag, actions that led to the evacuation of its staff.

For his part, the agency’s spokesperson, Jonathan Fowler, specified that the closed health center received hundreds of refugees every day, many of whom had no access to other types of care.

He also considered the imminent water and electricity cutoff to be “an anti-humanitarian act in many ways, particularly shocking.”

“These measures are shameful, and it is crucial that there be global awareness of what is happening because this goes far beyond East Jerusalem,” he stated.

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