UK, France, Canada condemn Israel’s demolition of UN site in Jerusalem

Israel demolished the headquarters of UNRWA in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. (AFP)
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Updated 28 January 2026
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UK, France, Canada condemn Israel’s demolition of UN site in Jerusalem

LONDON: Britain and its ​allies, including France and Canada, on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition last ‌week by ‌Israeli ‌authorities ⁠of ​the ‌UN Palestinian refugee agency’s (UNRWA) East Jerusalem compound.
The group, in a joint ⁠statement, called ‌on the ‍government ‍of Israel to ‍halt all demolitions.
The statement was published on ​the British government website on behalf ⁠of foreign ministers from Britain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal and Spain.