A key UN office is requesting that over $1 billion in aid be provided to Gaza through "partner" organizations, some of which have been previously sanctioned for "working with terror groups."
The UNRWA chief said it terminated contracts with "several" employees and ordered an investigation after Israel provided information alleging they played a role in the attack.
The United Nations fired several staffers at its Palestinian refugee agency over Israeli allegations that they took part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, news that prompted the U.S.
The United States said Friday it is pausing funding to a United Nations relief agency after allegations some of its staff members may have been involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
The United States is pausing its funding of a United Nations agency tasked with providing aid to Palestinians after at least a dozen employees were accused of participating directly in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees terminated a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel.
The US and several other nations are pausing funding to the main UN agency in Gaza over allegations members of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Follow for live updates.
