# UNRWA chief: Israel seeks to eliminate agency and Palestinian refugee issue

https://mins.news/en/item/33613

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 21:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/26/26-08-sv-unrwa-responds-to-aljazeera-fm?traffic_source=rss

> UNRWA chief Christian Saunders says Israel’s seizure of the agency’s training centre in occupied East Jerusalem is part of efforts to eliminate UNRWA and the Palestinian refugee issue. He says the agency is not planning to leave.

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