The United Nations fired several staffers at its Palestinian refugee agency over Israeli allegations that they took part in the October 7 attack by Hamas, news that prompted the US to suspend funding.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “is horrified by the news” that workers with the UN Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, may have been involved in the attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel, and urged the agency’s chief to refer the accused for potential prosecution, his office said in a statement on Friday (Saturday AEDT). According to the statement, there will be an “urgent and comprehensive independent review” of the agency.
