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The Foreign Ministry condemned Israel’s seizure of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem “in the strongest terms,” it said in a post on X. The post reiterated the Kingdom’s rejection of continued “Israeli violations of international laws and resolutions” that proceed unchecked, as well as its systematic targeting of UN agencies, relief efforts, and workers.
IN CONTEXT- The Israel Land Authority seized the land with plans to build 1.4k settlement units at the site, Middle East Eye reports, citing Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom. The move comes on the heels of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee’s approval of two bills seeking to limit UNRWA’s operations in Israel, despite UN Security Council warnings to Israel not to proceed with the laws.
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center set up an air bridge to Lebanon, carrying food, medical, and shelter supplies, state news agency SPA reports. The first shipment carrying some 40 tons of aid departed from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to Beirut International Airport yesterday.
