UNRWA Under Fire Over Hamas Ties | US News

0:00On September 8th, so there's this UN agency, UNRWA, that helps Palestinians. Back in October, there were serious allegations that some of their employees were involved in the attack on Israel. The UN did its own internal investigation, looking into 19 employees. They ended up saying there wasn't enough proof for most of the claims, though nine people were let go because they might have been involved. But here's where it gets tricky. A US government review from USAID looked at the UN's investigation and called it flawed, basically, a cover-up. They found the UN probe was too narrow, only focusing on direct participation in the attack and not on whether employees were actually members of. Hamas, the UN also dismissed some intel from Israel because they couldn't verify it themselves. The USAID review pushed back on that, saying there was no reason to doubt the authenticity of the Israeli intelligence. Mr. and diplomats familiar with the situation are calling the UN's investigation a white

1:00wash, claiming they ignored clear connections between UNRWA, staff and Hamas. The UN has defended its process, saying they took the allegation seriously and are committed to neutrality. Meanwhile, the USAID investigation has kept digging. They've now referred over 100 current or former UNRWA employees to the State Department for potential involvement in the act. 7th attack or ties to Hamas. Three individuals are facing government-wide debarment, including two allegedly linked to Hamas and one to Islamic jihad. This whole situation is still unfolding. A former UNRWA principal was already debarred for 10 years for allegedly being a Hamas operative who helped coordinate communications during the attack. Now, a US senator is demanding more unredacted documents from the UN about their internal investigation. From across the country, powered by AI, this is US News Today.