UN aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ compound in Jerusalem

Offices of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem early on Monday.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said that “sizeable numbers” of Israeli forces, including police on motorcycles, trucks and forklifts, entered the compound in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah and cut communications to the compound.