Israeli security forces demolished an UNRWA compound in Kafr Aqab, near Jerusalem, on Tuesday afternoon, describing it as a terrorist infrastructure linked to the abduction and murder of hostage Yonatan Samerano, The Zioneer reports.
Israeli security forces on Tuesday afternoon demolished the last remaining UNRWA compound in Jerusalem, located in the Kafr Aqab area near Qalandia. The operation was described by security sources as targeting terrorist infrastructure linked to the abduction and murder of Israeli hostage Yonatan Samerano. The Zioneer correspondent Milen Ammar reported from the scene that Kobi Samerano, Yonatan's father, arrived at the site during the operation and tore down the agency's signs, calling it "an emotional moment and a great victory."
The demolition follows an earlier development on Tuesday morning, when The Zioneer reported at 10:12 Jerusalem that IDF and police were preparing to demolish the compound and that UNRWA personnel had been evacuated from the site. The operation marks the final dismantling of UNRWA's presence in Jerusalem, after years of Israeli criticism over the agency's alleged ties to terror groups.
The broader security context includes a stabbing attack in the Al-Auja area north of Jericho on Sunday, which moderately wounded a 24-year-old Israeli man, and a subsequent security assessment held by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at IDF Central Command on Monday, as The Zioneer reported. The assessment focused on threats in Judea and Samaria, where Israeli forces have been intensifying counterterror operations.
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