On Friday (16), Israel released more details about the 12 employees of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, that it accused of participating in the October 7 terrorist attacks and kidnappings, including their names, photos and alleged roles. with Hamas.
Additional details included screenshots of what Israel said were two employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) – a social worker and a mathematics teacher – in Israel on October 7 . The Ministry of Defense also made available ten other alleged Hamas members, their positions and alleged involvement in the attack, but did not provide any evidence to support their allegations.
A CNN was unable to independently verify the identity of the men or Israel's claims about their involvement with Hamas.
A UNRWA spokesperson said the United Nations' highest investigative authority is looking into the matter, but declined to comment on additional details provided by Israel on Friday so as not to prejudice the ongoing investigation.
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Israel presented the United Nations, the United States and other allies with a dossier last month that included allegations about these 12 UNRWA employees – out of 13,000 in Gaza – prompting more than a dozen countries to suspend funding to the agency, which plays a central role in feeding and sheltering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the strip.
UNRWA quickly fired 10 of the 12 employees accused by Israel of involvement in the October 7 attacks and launched an investigation into the allegations in hopes of keeping international funding for the agency flowing at a critical time. The United Nations said two of the 12 died.
Source: CNN Brasil
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