The UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Robert Piper, today condemned the demolition and confiscation of donor-funded humanitarian assistance by the Israeli authorities in the Palestinian community of Jabal al Baba.
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- A UN official condemns the demolition and confiscation of donor-funded humanitarian assistance for Palestinians by Israeli authorities in Jabal al Baba.
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