Israeli diplomats criticize the findings of two inquiries into the role of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, in Gaza. Unrwa has been accused by Israel of having staff implicated in a Hamas attack, but the agency denies the charge.
Israeli diplomats have pre-emptively attacked the findings of two inquires into the role of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa , in Gaza , on the day that one of the inquiries submitted its interim finding to the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres. Unrwa has come under heavy criticism since Israel accused 12 of its Gaza staff of 13,000 of being implicated in the 7 October Hamas attack on southern Israel.
The agency denies the charge and says no solid evidence has been presented to support it. The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) launched an investigation on 29 January after the Israeli allegations. Parallel to the OIOS inquiry, a broader review of Unrwa’s activities and neutrality is under way, led by a former French foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, and supported by three Nordic research organisations. The Colonna review was commissioned by Guterres in January, before the Israeli allegations were made. The review group, which presente
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