UNRWA fires 12 staffers who allegedly took part in October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, US cuts funding - New York Post

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The United Nations organization for Palestinian refugees has fired a dozen staffers over claims they took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel, the agency said Friday.

“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,” Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said in a statement.

The UN has fired staffers allegedly involved in Hamas October 7 attacks. AFP via Getty Images

The UN says Israel provided them with information about the staffers alleged involvement. AP

“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.”

The U.S. immediately suspended funding to the agency in the wake of the allegations surfacing, the State Department said Friday.

“The United States is extremely troubled by the allegations that 12 UNRWA employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel,” the department’s statement said.

The U.S. immediately halted funding for the UNRWA after Israeli’s accusations that 12 of the staff members participated in the Oct. 7th attacks. HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

“Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 25 to emphasize the necessity of a thorough and swift investigation of this matter.”

The funding pause marks a significant reversal from the Biden administration’s past support for UNRWA.
Soon after taking office, the Biden administration resumed funding to the agency after it was cut off during Donald Trump’s presidency.

A UNRWA vocational training center used by displaced Palestinians as shelter was targeted by an Israeli tank. AP

Meanwhile, Palestinians wait with empty bowls for food from volunteers at donation points. APAImages/Shutterstock

Blinken had only just visited UNRWA’s offices in Jordan a month ago where he praised the agency’s work in Gaza and lamented the deaths of dozens of its employees in the conflict.

With Post wires

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