Investigation Finds 9 Employees of UNRWA May Have Participated in Oct. 7 Attacks in Israel

An internal United Nations (U.N.) investigation has found that nine employees of one its agencies may have been involved in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and will be fired. The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), a U.N. watchdog, launched an investigation earlier this year into allegations that 19 staff members of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refuge in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. The watchdog has now concluded its probe, according to an Aug. 5 statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, who said one of the accused was completely cleared of any involvement in the attacks, while there was insufficient evidence to support allegations against nine others....