Israel’s intelligence agency has accused more than 190 UN aid agency officials of involvement in the movement of armed groups in Gaza. This includes the Chamas group.
According to a Reuters news agency report on January 29, 2024, a six-page document from the Israeli intelligence agency that they had seen. Accused the employee of The United Nations Relief and Employment Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has identified more than 190 people, including teachers, as working for Hamas and the Islamic Jihad armed group.
The Palestinian Authority responded to Israel saying: Spread false information to slander UNRWA. However, the relief agency Came out to admit that They fired many officials. and is investigating the facts of this allegation
Israeli documents The names and pictures of 11 accused were included, one of whom was a school counselor. accused of He assisted his own son in kidnapping a woman. During Hamas’s mass attack on Israeli territory on Oct. 7, 2023, which left more than 1,200 people dead and 253 abducted.
Another, a Palestinian social worker with UNRWA, has been accused of Involved in transporting the bodies of fallen Israeli soldiers into Gaza. and cooperate in providing pickup trucks and weapons used by armed groups in attacks.
Another Palestinian employee was accused of Participated in an attack on the village of Beeri on the Israeli border. In the Oct. 7 attack, which left one in 10 villagers dead, another was accused of Participated in an attack on a military camp in Radim. east of gaza
Israel’s accusations led the United States, a major donor to UNRWA, and several European countries to immediately halt funding. A UNRWA spokesperson said they were unable to comment as the matter was being investigated by the United Nations.
However, national funding was stopped by sponsors. It is having a serious impact on UNRWA’s operations, they said on Monday. The organization will be able to manage operations in Gaza and other areas. In the region only until the end of February. If you do not receive funding again
Incidentally, UNRWA was established to help refugees in the 1948 war during the founding of Israel. and provides education, health and assistance services to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, serving about two-thirds of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people.
But Israel accused UNRWA officials have long accused it of engaging in armed attacks against Israel, a charge UNRWA has always denied.
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2024-01-29 18:55:00
