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Israeli Cabinet Approves Plans to Build Military Compound at Former UNRWA Site

HeadlineMay 18, 2026

Israel’s Cabinet has approved plans to build a military compound at the former site of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel bulldozed UNRWA’s headquarters in January after seizing the site last year in an act condemned by the U.N. and governments around the world.

Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have forced dozens of Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem’s al-Bustan district to make way for a biblical theme park called the King’s Garden. The Guardian reports some Palestinians were forced to demolish their own family homes, where multiple generations previously lived.

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