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UNRWA Under Fire Over Hamas Ties | US News
UNRWA’s internal probe into staff links to Hamas in the October 7 attack drew sharp criticism from USAID, which called it a flawed cover-up for failing to investigate whether employees were actual Hamas members — not just direct participants. While the U.N. dismissed Israeli intel as unverifiable and let go nine staff, USAID referred over 100 current/former employees to the State Department, with three facing debarment including two tied to Hamas and one to Islamic Jihad. A former UNRWA official was already debarred for 10 years for alleged coordination role. Western diplomats accuse the U.N…
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