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Israel has not yet provided evidence to back Hamas 7 October attack claims against UNRWA, UN says
Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN Palestinian agency despite hunger crisis in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
Israel has not yet provided evidence to back Hamas 7 October attack claims against UNRWA, UN says
Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN Palestinian agency despite hunger crisis in GazaA month after Israeli allegations that a dozen United Nations staff were involved in the 7 October Hamas attack, UN investigators have yet to receive any evidence from Israel to support the claims though they expect some material to be forthcoming “shortly”.
The allegations against the 12 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) led 16 major donors to suspend contributions totalling $450m at a time when more than two million Gazans are facing famine. UNRWA says it is approaching “breaking point” and only has sufficient funds to continue functioning for the next month at most.
The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) launched an investigation on 29 January in the wake of the Israeli allegations initially presented to UNRWA in January, and delivered an update on its work to the UN secretary general, António Guterres, on Wednesday.
What are they waiting for? Christmas?