Closure of UNRWA schools in Jerusalem risks depriving 800 children of their right to education

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the closure of UN-run schools in occupied Jerusalem risks depriving some 800 Palestinian students of their right to education.

“In less than 10 days, closure orders issued by Israeli officials against six UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem will come into effect,” Roland Friedrich, UNRWA Director of Operations in the West Bank, wrote in a press statement on X, on…