IRELAND is one of 11 nations who have signed a letter condemning Israel’s destruction of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) headquarters in East Jerusalem. Israeli forces began bulldozing the site earlier this month, which has stopped the organisation from operating in the region. Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom have all signed the letter, which calls on Israel to “halt all demolitions”. “We strongly condemn the demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) headquarters in East Jerusalem, on 20 January 2026,” the letter states. “This unprecedented act against a United Nations agency by a UN Member State marks the latest unacceptable move to undermine their ability to operate,” it added.