Israel takes control of U.N. training center for Palestinians
The center was established in 1952 and offers vocational training to around 340 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank every year.
KAFR AQAB, WEST BANK – Israeli authorities seized control of a UN-run vocational training facility in an east Jerusalem district on Tuesday, escalating their ongoing campaign against the beleaguered United Nations agency. The operation sparked widespread condemnation from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, following UNRWA's prior warnings that Israeli forces were endangering its Qalandia training center, situated between the Kafr Aqab neighborhood of east Jerusalem and the Qalandia refugee camp.
Established in 1952, the center provides vocational training to approximately 340 Palestinians from the West Bank annually, as reported by UNRWA.
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