UN employees sacked for alleged involvement in Hamas attack on Israel
The United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) says it has fired several employees following reports of their involvement in the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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UN workers ‘wished victory for terrorists’
The UN Watch, a Geneva-based NGO that scrutinises the work of the UN, raised the alarm earlier this month about alleged Hamas sympathies among UN employees in Gaza.The organisation cited hate posts in a Telegram group of about 3,000 UNRWA teachers in Gaza, praising the Hamas attackers as “heroes”.
The Telegram group, which contains personal details of UNRWA teachers, their work schedules and others, contained photos of dead or captured Israelis.
Several teachers quoted by the UN Watch were seen glorifying the Hamas attackers as “martyrs” and wishing them victory.
Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, had been briefed about the allegations, his spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric said: “The secretary-general is horrified by this news.”
He said the UN chief had asked Mr Lazzarini to conduct a probe to ensure that any UNRWA employee shown to have taken part in or abetted the Oct 7 attacks be fired immediately and referred for potential criminal prosecution.
“An urgent and comprehensive independent review of UNRWA will be conducted,” Mr Dujarric added.
As of Friday, the messages quoted by the UN Watch no longer appear to be in the chat.