{"id":17123,"date":"2025-05-08T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17123"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:58:55","slug":"israeli-police-storm-unrwa-schools-in-east-jerusalem-as-closure-orders-take-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/08\/israeli-police-storm-unrwa-schools-in-east-jerusalem-as-closure-orders-take-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Police Storm UNRWA Schools in East Jerusalem as Closure Orders Take Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan-<\/strong><\/em>On Thursday, Israeli occupation police stormed the schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem and ordered them to be evacuated, enforcing a previous decision to shut them down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1032\">The decision by Israeli authorities to close six UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem, attended by around 800 students, officially went into effect on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1246\">In a statement, the Jerusalem Governorate said:\u201cIsraeli occupation forces stormed UNRWA schools in Shuafat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, as the closure decision came into effect this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1416\">It added that Israeli police \u201cposted military orders to evacuate and close the schools and demanded that students and educational staff leave the premises immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4366\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4366 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"UNRWA school closures\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza-450x281.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A-worker-is-preparing-aid-for-distribution-to-Palestinians-in-the-UNRWA-warehouse-in-Gaza.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker is preparing aid for distribution to Palestinians in the UNRWA warehouse in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"100\"><strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"100\">Israel Enforces UNRWA School Closures in East Jerusalem Amid Legal Dispute<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1764\">At the beginning of April, Israeli authorities handed UNRWA schools formal closure orders effective May 8, claiming a lack of \u201clegal licensing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1870\">Three of the affected schools are in Shuafat, with others located in Wadi al-Joz, Silwan, and Sur Baher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"2167\">The governorate noted that Israeli police forces were deployed around and inside the schools, creating a highly tense atmosphere and raising fears of attacks on students and teachers\u2014part of what it called a systematic Israeli escalation against Palestinian educational institutions in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2367\">On January 26, 2025, Israel ordered UNRWA to evacuate all its buildings in occupied East Jerusalem and cease operations there by January 30. The schools were later given a closure deadline of May 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2603\">Reacting to the move, Roland Friedrich, UNRWA\u2019s Director in the West Bank, said:\u201cThe closure orders issued by Israeli officials against six UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem jeopardize the right to education for nearly 800 children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2756\">In a post last month on X (formerly Twitter), Friedrich added:\u201cThese orders constitute a violation of Israel\u2019s obligations under international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3279\">On October 28, 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed two laws banning UNRWA from operating in the occupied Palestinian territories, revoking all privileges and prohibiting official contact with the agency. These laws took effect on January 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udcf9 \u0634\u0631\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0640 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0633_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0629<\/a> \u062a\u0642\u062a\u062d\u0645 \u0639\u062f\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639\u0629 \u0644\u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0646\u0631\u0648\u0627 \u0648\u062a\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0627 \u0623\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0631 \u0639\u0633\u0643\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0642\u0636\u064a \u0628\u0625\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0626\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0625\u063a\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0647\u0627\u060c \u0648\u062a\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0628\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u063a\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u0648\u0631\u0627\u064b. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbhU5Mh0vd\">pic.twitter.com\/ZbhU5Mh0vd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a \u0628\u0648\u0633\u062a (@arabic_post) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arabic_post\/status\/1920384441916047613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3281\" data-end=\"3481\">Israel claims that some UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack\u2014an allegation the agency denies. The United Nations has confirmed UNRWA\u2019s neutrality and rejected the Israeli ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3483\" data-end=\"3662\">UNRWA continues to provide essential aid, health services, and education to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3664\" data-end=\"3928\">The need for UNRWA\u2019s services has grown dramatically under the weight of the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, supported by the U.S., which has killed or injured over 171,000 Palestinians\u2014mostly women and children\u2014since October 7, 2023. More than 11,000 remain missing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Thursday, Israeli occupation police stormed the schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem and ordered them to be evacuated, enforcing a previous decision to shut them down. 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