A UN probe into Israeli allegations that 19 members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) participated in the October 7 attacks has closed one case due to the absence of any evidence from Israel and suspended four others, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday.
Israel accused 12 of UNRWA’s 30,000 employees of being involved in the cross-border attack last January, shortly after South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice, accusing it of carrying out a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
The UN immediately fired the implicated staff members and launched an internal investigation, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, to assess the agency’s neutrality,….more
