(28.03.) A senior United Nations official expressed deep concern today about the ongoing displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the destruction of their private property following the Israeli authorities’ recent demolition of a two-story building there, which affected a family of refugees as well as some Palestinian 15 children.

The demolished building in At Tur – which included two apartments, a mosque and a medical centre – displaced a family of seven refugees, including five children, and directly affected 24 other Palestinians, including 10 children.

“I am deeply concerned about the ongoing displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and destruction of their private property,” said UN Humanitarian Coordinator James W. Rawley on this latest incident, which took place on 26 March.