Occupied East Jerusalem, May 31 (RHC)-- The Israel Land Authority has instructed the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to vacate its headquarters in the Ma’alot Dafna area of Occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days, the Times of Israel reports.

The eviction order follows a demand from Israel’s Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf to remove UNRWA from any Israeli-controlled land it is occupying, as pressure from Israeli authorities mounts on the UN agency.

In a letter to UNRWA, the Israel Land Authority also claimed that the UN agency owes them 27,125,280 shekels (about $7.3 million) for supposedly operating on Israeli land without permission for seven years.

Israel accused several UNRWA staff members of participating in the October 7th attacks in southern Israel – a claim it provided no solid evidence to support and which was dismissed by an independent review of the allegations.

The UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem has suffered repeated attacks in recent months by Israelis, including arson and vandalism.