They gave closure orders for the schools effective in 30 days.
UNRWA schools in occupied East Jerusalem are installations providing education to Palestine Refugee children.
Some 800 boys and girls are directly impacted by these closure orders and are likely to miss finishing their school year.
UNRWA schools are protected by the privileges and immunities of the United Nations.
Today's unauthorised entries and issuance of closure orders are a violation of these protections and represent a revocation of Israel's obligations under international law.
These illegal closure orders come in the wake of Israeli Knesset legislation seeking to curtail UNRWA operations.
UNRWA is committed to stay and deliver education and other basic services to Palestine Refugees in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with the General Assembly resolution mandated to the Agency.
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
