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Israel to establish defense offices in former UNRWA East Jerusalem compound

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17-05-2026 | 08:36

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Israel to establish defense offices in former UNRWA East Jerusalem compound

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a plan to build a defense compound on the site of the recently demolished premises of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in East Jerusalem.

Israel in January demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem compound after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law.

In a joint statement, the Defense Ministry and Jerusalem Municipality said the new compound would include the establishment of a military museum, a recruitment office and a defense minister's ⁠office.

Defense Minister Israel Katz called the decision one of "sovereignty, Zionism, and security."

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