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☝︎TLDR: Armed Israeli residents set fire TWICE to the #UNRWA headquarters in East #Jerusalem last night while staff were inside. The mob was chanting "Burn down the #UnitedNations."

Israeli police and fire were slow to respond, forcing the director and staff to try fighting the fire themselves while surrounded by an armed mob - very dangerous.

This is the second attack in a week, and protests by similar angry mobs have been ongoing for 2 months - called by member of the #Jerusalem govt. And staff have faced harassment and intimidation and guns pulled on them.

So the compound is being closed until #Israel can ensure it's protection as required by #InternationalLaw