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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
UK, France, Canada and others condemn Israel’s demolition of UN site in Jerusalem
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint press conference in London, July 10, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain and allies, including France, Spain, Japan and Canada, strongly condemn the demolition last week by Israeli authorities of the East Jerusalem compound of UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinians.
The group of countries, in a joint statement, calls on Israel to halt all demolitions.
The statement is published on the British government website on behalf of foreign ministers from Britain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal and Spain.
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