UNRWA closes headquarters in E. Jerusalem after repeated attacks

GAZA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Thursday that it has decided to close down its East Jerusalem headquarters after Israelis repeatedly set fire near the site.

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UNRWA, said on social media platform X that the fire, the second in less than a week, took place when their staff were on the compound.