US senator slams ‘extremists in the 'Israeli' government’ over UNRWA raid
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- Senator Chris Van Hollen condemns Itamar Ben-Gvir and government extremists over the raid on a UNRWA training center in the occupied West Bank.
- Van Hollen warns that efforts to dismantle UNRWA could undermine the recognition of Palestinian refugees.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen has condemned ‘Israel’s’ National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and what he described as extremists in the ‘Israeli’ government over Tuesday’s raid on a UNRWA training center in the occupied West Bank.
Ben-Gvir & extremists in the Israeli govt want to get rid of UNRWA with the hopes of ensuring that there is no such thing as a Palestinian refugee.
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 26, 2026
The world should not continue to sit back & let this happen to UNRWA.https://t.co/zTLsuXfFbD pic.twitter.com/UTlkq4bb0Q
“Ben-Gvir & extremists in the Israeli govt want to get rid of UNRWA with the hopes of ensuring that there is no such thing as a Palestinian refugee,” Van Hollen said on X.
Ben-Gvir joined ‘Israeli’ forces during the raid on the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key UNRWA facility in the Kafr Aqab neighborhood of the occupied West Bank.
‘Israeli’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has accused UNRWA of assisting Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack, said he had ordered the raid.
UNRWA has rejected accusations that it supports armed groups and has repeatedly stressed its humanitarian role in assisting Palestinian refugees.
Van Hollen called for greater international scrutiny of actions targeting the UN agency.
“The world should not continue to sit back & let this happen to UNRWA,” he said.
The raid comes amid a broader ‘Israeli’ campaign against UNRWA, whose operations have faced mounting restrictions despite the agency’s central role in providing education, health care and humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees.
