JERUSALEM – Israeli crews on Tuesday started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, pushing forward with its crackdown against an organization that delivers humanitarian services to millions of people across the region.

Israel has long accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency of collaborating with Hamas – a charge it denies – and last year banned it from operating on its territory. Tuesday’s demolition marked Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA.

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