U.N. aid agency probes staff suspected of role in Israel attacks

Source: Reuters

U.N. aid agency probes staff suspected of role in Israel attacks

Reuters
January 26, 2024 7:56 AM EST Updated 41 min ago

GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with these staff members.

"The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on October 7," said Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General.

"To protect the agency's ability to deliver humanitarian assistance, I have taken the decision to immediately terminate the contracts of these staff members and launch an investigation in order to establish the truth without delay."

UNRWA, established in 1949 following the first Arab-Israeli war, provides services including schooling, primary healthcare and humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

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