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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Of course having evidence rather than hearsay would be too much to ask.

Meanwhile we have videos of IDF shooting unarmed civilians but that needs "investigations".

This is where terrorism comes from.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Since Israel began its offensive in response to the Hamas attacks UNRWA has used its facilities across Gaza to shelter hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians.

In a statement on Saturday, Mr Lazzarini said: "It is shocking to see a suspension of funds to the agency in reaction to allegations against a small group of staff, especially given the immediate action that UNRWA took by terminating their contracts and asking for a transparent independent investigation.

"It would be immensely irresponsible to sanction an agency and an entire community it serves because of allegations of criminal acts against some individuals, especially at a time of war, displacement and political crises in the region.

An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday told the BBC that the 7 October Hamas attacks had involved "people who are on their [UNRWA] salaries".

But the Palestinian Authority's minister for civilian affairs, Hussein Al-Sheikh, said the decision by some countries to pause support for the vital UN agency "entails great political and humanitarian relief risks".

The 7 October attacks triggered Israel's massive retaliation on Hamas in Gaza - air strikes and shelling that have killed more than 26,000 Palestinians, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.


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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

The information on UNRWA employees' alleged involvement in the Hamas attacks was supplied by Israel

This bit was left out of the summary.