GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The UN agency for Palestine refugees said Thursday it was closing offices in the Gaza Strip in response to a "dramatic and disturbing" escalation in demonstrations over the week.
Protesters have been demonstrating outside UNRWA's offices to protest a reduction in financial assistance to vulnerable Palestinian refugees, but on Thursday they managed to enter a central compound.
In response, the agency said, all relief and distribution centers will remain closed "until guarantees are given by all relevant groups that UNRWA operations can continue unhindered."
The agency's large-scale food distribution program will continue operating, it said. more
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