Demolition comes after Israeli law banning UNRWA from aiding Palestinian refugees.
The Israeli army demolished the office of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, a local official has said.
"The building was partially damaged during previous Israeli raids and today it was completely demolished by Israeli forces," he added.The demolition came three days after the Knesset passed a law on Monday banning UNRWA from operating, which would eventually affect its work in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and East Jerusalem. The legislation will take effect in 90 days.
Early on Thursday, two Palestinians, including a child, were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the camp, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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