B'Tselem offices in Jerusalem destroyed by fire

The offices of the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem in Jerusalem were destroyed tonight by fire, probably as the result of arson. The second Tweet shows the destroyed inside of the office. The same office building also contains the offices of the organization that runs the Hand in Hand bilingual (Arabic/Hebrew) school.

And this just in - Btselem's offices in Jerusalem on fire, police investigating at the scene if it was arson (which wouldn't be surprising)

— Amir Tibon (@amirtibon) January 10, 2016

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— nir hasson (@nirhasson) January 10, 2016

Last update: Btselem spox says damage to office "extensive", arson possible. If arson, says spox, context is new smear campaign by gov & co

— Dimi Reider (@dimireider) January 10, 2016

Btselem is the largest Israeli NGO fighting against the occupation by documenting the grave human rights violations in the West Bank & Gaza.

— Elizabeth Tsurkov (@Elizrael) January 10, 2016

From the B'Tselem Facebook page:

My friend Batya Kallus wrote on Facebook:

The smell of the fire and smoke is lingering in my head after standing outside on the sidewalk as the fire department broke windows in Btselem's offices to allow the smoke to escape.