In January, the organization was rocked by Israel's accusations that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks in southern Israel, carried out by Hamas. It led to several countries halting contributions of approximately 440 million U.S. dollars, representing nearly half of UNRWA's...
The UK will temporarily pause funding to the UN's relief agency in Gaza over claims members were involved in Hamas' attack on Israel. Click here for latest updates on this story The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Friday it sacked "several" employees over ...
UNRWA's operations currently face uncertainty due to the suspension of funding by several donor countries, including the United States. These suspensions came in response to allegations of involvement by some UNRWA staff in the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel. So far, the UNRWA has initiated ...
The government of Israel has incontrovertible proof, including evidence the IDF gathered inside Gaza, that twelve employees of UNRWA joined Hamas operatives in committing atrocities — raping, torturing, mutilating, murdering Israelis — on October 7. Apparently the proof provided...
UNRWA, which has more than 30,000 employees serving some 5.9 million Palestinian refugees in the region, has been accused by Israel of employing "more than 400 terrorists" in the Gaza Strip. The United States suspended its financial contributions to the agency after separate ...
UNRWA official claims the agency is a victim of the Oct. 7 attack in which some of its employees took part; Rutgers’ Hamid Abdeljaber accused ‘the Zionists’ of controlling the U.N.
Israel and some of its allies is accusing UNRWA that some of its employees may have participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.
It said seven UNRWA employees stormed into Israel, one took part in a kidnapping and another helped steal a soldier's body. Three others are also accused of taking part in the attacks. Ten were listed as having ties to Hamas and one to the Islamic Jihad militant group...
Gallant told reporters that Israel has intelligence that more than 30 of the organization's employees actively participated in the murder spree, assisting in the kidnapping of civilians and soldiers.
The UN agency known asUNRWAprovides food and healthcare to Palestinian refugees and has become a flashpoint in the Israeli war in Gaza. Israel contends that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, leading the US to halt funding of the group. ...