An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that nine employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) likely participated in a Hamas massacre that killed over 1,200 people, including 30 Americans. The revelation has sparked widespread condemnation and calls for defunding the agency.
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UNRWA Scandal Deepens as Hamas Terrorists Caught Operating Inside Refugee Agency
The United Nations has announced that nine employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) likely participated in a Hamas massacre that killed over 1,200 people, including 30 Americans, on October 7, 2023, in southern Israel.
The Office of Internal Oversight Services, the UN's investigative arm, conducted the investigation at the request of UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The investigation examined allegations that UNRWA staff took part in the October 7 massacre.
UNRWA Scandal Deepens as Hamas Terrorists Caught Operating Inside Refugee Agency
Following the investigation, the UN has confirmed that the nine employees likely participated in the attacks and will no longer be employed by UNRWA.
The UN has announced that it will sever its employment from UNRWA, an agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. This decision comes after the investigation found that nine UNRWA employees likely participated in the Hamas massacre.
UNRWA Scandal Deepens as Hamas Terrorists Caught Operating Inside Refugee Agency
The revelations of UNRWA's involvement in the Hamas massacre have sparked widespread criticism. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, called for major donor nations to end funding for UNRWA.
IDF spokesperson Nadav Shoshani criticized the agency, noting that the UN investigation had concluded that nine workers might have taken part in the massacre. He accused UNRWA of stooping to a new level of low and called on the world to see its true face.
UNRWA Scandal Deepens as Hamas Terrorists Caught Operating Inside Refugee Agency
David Bedein, the director of the Center for Near East Policy Research in Jerusalem, said the investigation was just "the tip of the iceberg." He added that UNRWA is coming out of October 7 strengthened and that there is no effective supervision of the agency.
Israeli lawmakers have approved the first reading of a bill that would cut ties with UNRWA and declare it a terrorist entity. Yulia Malinovsky, the bill's sponsor, called UNRWA "a fifth column within the State of Israel" and said it was high time that the agency was outlawed in the country.
The United States has suspended funding for UNRWA after Israeli allegations over its members taking part in the attack on Israel. However, many countries, including Germany, Austria, Japan, and the European Union, have restarted their funding to the organization.
A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that they had not yet reviewed the report's findings. The report's findings have raised serious concerns about UNRWA's role and the extent of Hamas's influence within the organization.
