By Pesha Magid and Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities entered the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem offices on Monday and raised Israel's flag, in a raid they said was ordered over unpaid taxes but was condemned by the agency as a challenge to international law.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which has been accused of bias by Israel, has not used the building since the start of this year after Israel ordered it to vacate all its premises and cease its operations.

"This latest action represents a blatant disregard of Israel's obligation as a United Nations Member State to protect & respect the inviolability of UN premises," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.

"To allow this represents a new challenge to international law, one that creates a dangerous precedent anywhere else the UN is present across the world."

RAID ORDERED OVER 'SUBSTANTIAL DEBT'

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