Israel says 450 UN agency workers in Gaza are militants

Updated On: 06 March, 2024 07:40 AM IST | Jerusalem | Agencies

Head of UNRWA says he hasn’t received any evidence of Israel’s claims

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People at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Odaisseh, Lebanon. Pics/AP

Israel ramped up its criticism of the embattled U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees Monday, saying 450 of its employees were members of militant groups in the Gaza Strip, though it provided no evidence to back up its accusation. Major international funders have withheld hundreds of millions of dollars from the agency, known as UNRWA, since Israel accused 12 of its employees of participating in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people and left about 250 others held hostage in Gaza, according to Israeli authorities.

People at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Odaisseh, Lebanon. Pics/AP