The UN announced on Monday that it was firing nine staff members for their possible involvement in the October 7 attack, The Times of Israel reported.
The United Nations has launched an investigation into 19 employees of the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and found evidence that nine of them may have taken part in Hamas attacks in southern Israel, news agencies reported. report. (Related: On October 7, victims filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against UN agency, accusing it of supporting terrorism.)
“The employment of these individuals will be terminated in the interest of the United Nations,” the Internal Oversight Office said, according to the Times of Israel. Of those still employed, the UN said it had assessed that nine had insufficient evidence for their October 7 actions and one had no evidence.
LIVE UPDATES: UN investigation finds 9 UNRWA staff ‘possibly involved’ in Oct. 7 attack by Hamas https://t.co/ll6bOSWGUz
— ToI Alerts (@TOIAlerts) August 5, 2024
Israel said more than 42 UN officials were [Oct. 7] “Israeli terrorist groups have committed acts of mass murder, hostage taking, and robbery and theft from Israeli communities,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in February. [UN] There are 185 personnel known to work for Hamas and PIJ, 185 UNRWA personnel working for Hamas’ military wing, and 51 personnel working for PIJ’s military wing.”
Israel arrested eight UN officials in February on suspicion of ties to Hamas.
Hamas’ invasion has left around 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 250 taken hostage.
Israel says a recent UN investigation vindicates their operations: “A UN investigation (yes, that’s the first two letters of UNRWA) has concluded that nine of your personnel may have been involved in the rape, murder and massacre of Israelis and Israeli communities during the October 7th massacre. Your ‘relief’ agency has officially degenerated to a new level of vulgarity. It’s time the world sees you for who you really are,” tweeted Nadav Shoshani, an international spokesman for the IDF.
.United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Nine of your employees may have participated in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
This is not evidence that we “fabricated.” @united nations itself.The UN investigation (yes, the first two letters of UNRWA, UN) found that…
— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) August 5, 2024
In January, many countries suspended funding to UNRWA following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October massacre.
