The United Nations aid agency in the Gaza Strip says nine of its employees 'may have been involved in the armed attacks' of October 7.
The United Nations launched the investigation after Israel charged that 12 UNRWA staff took part in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks which triggered the Gaza war. Israel stepped up its accusations in March, saying more than 450 UNRWA staff were military operatives in Gazan militant groups.
to support the allegations of the staff member’s involvement, while in nine other cases, the evidence obtained by  was insufficient to support the staff members’ involvement." UNWRA said in March that some employees released into Gaza from Israeli detention reported having been pressured by Israeli authorities into falsely stating that the agency has Hamas links and that staff took part in the October attacks.
is the highest investigative body in the UN system and its reports are confidential but can be made available to Member States upon request. At least 39,550 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel has bombarded Gaza in response to Hamas' October 7 attack on southern Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.
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