{"id":2192239,"date":"2024-03-04T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accuses-more-unrwa-officials-of-participating-in-oct-7-massacre\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:51:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T20:51:57","slug":"israel-accuses-more-unrwa-officials-of-participating-in-oct-7-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accuses-more-unrwa-officials-of-participating-in-oct-7-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel claims additional UNRWA officials involved in Oct. 7 massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-accuses-more-unrwa-officials-of-participating-in-oct-7-massacre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2192239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Israel Accuses More UNRWA Officials of Participating in Oct. 7 Massacre\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/jamaal-bowman-and-rashida-tlaib-lead-free-palestine-chant-at-joint-fundraising-event\" data-post-url id=\"print-1865373\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<blockquote><p>(Amr Abdallah Dalsh\/Reuters)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Israel Accuses More UNRWA Officials of Participating in Oct. 7 Massacre<\/h2>\n<p>Israel shocked\u200b the world on Monday by releasing recordings that allegedly implicate two additional employees of\u200c the U.N. Relief \u2062and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the \u2062Near East (UNRWA) in\u200c the \u2062horrific Oct. 7 terror attacks carried \u200dout\u200b by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063evidence, which \u2062was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Israel\/status\/1764711213722739134?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X, consists of\u2064 two\u200d phone calls made by\u200c the accused UNRWA teachers during the\u2063 massacre. In these calls, \u200dthey can be heard discussing their presence inside \u2063Israel \u2062and \u2064the capture of female hostages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m inside. I&#8217;m inside\u200d with the Jews,&#8221;\u2063 claimed Mamduh \u2063Hasin Ahmed Alkali to\u2063 an unidentified person on \u200bthe \u2063other end of the \u200dline.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064another call, Yusef Zidan \u200bSuleiman al-Hawajara, another UNRWA teacher, can be heard saying, &#8220;Shut up, we \u2062have\u200d female captives. I \u200ccaught one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Israeli spokesman \u2062Eylon Levy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EylonALevy\/status\/1764706800631206122?s=20\">tweet<\/a>,\u200d Alkali is\u2063 affiliated with the \u200dPalestinian Islamic Jihad, while al-Hawajara is associated with Hamas. Both\u200c individuals are believed to be involved in \u200dthe military\u2062 operations of these extremist groups. The <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> was\u200d unable to reach the accused \u200cfor comment.<\/p>\n<h3>UNRWA Investigation \u200dand Previous Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;UNRWA encourages any entity that has \u2063any information on the very serious allegations against\u2062 UNRWA staff to share it with\u200c the \u2064ongoing\u2064 U.N. investigation,&#8221; stated UNRWA spokeswoman \u200cJuliette Touma \u2063to the \u200c <em>Free Beacon<\/em>. She further clarified that the investigation is \u200dbeing\u200b conducted independently by the \u2062Office of Internal Oversight Services in the United Nations Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>These latest accusations\u2063 come\u2064 nearly a \u200cmonth \u2064after the Israel Defense Forces \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/directly-beneath-unrwas-gaza-headquarters-idf-uncovers-top-secret-hamas-data-center\/\">discovered<\/a> a\u200d secret Hamas \u200bdata center \u2064beneath \u2063UNRWA&#8217;s Gaza City headquarters.\u200c Previous\u200b allegations made by\u200c Israel, claiming \u200dthat 12 UNRWA employees were\u200c involved\u200b in the Oct. 7 attacks, resulted in the United States \u2062freezing its funding to the agency.\u2062 With the \u2063addition \u2062of these new allegations, Israel has now accused a total of 14 UNRWA \u2062staffers \u200dof participating in the terror \u200dattacks.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c January, Israeli intelligence \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/10-of-unrwa-staffers-tied-to-terrorist-groups-report\/\">reported<\/a> that approximately 1,200 UNRWA staff members\u200c in Gaza had\u2063 ties to \u2064terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential implications of UNRWA employees being involved in terror attacks and expressing support\u2062 for perpetrators?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E.\u2063 &#8220;\u2063They are my brothers.\u2063&#8221;\u2063 Alkali, who is reportedly a\u200b\u200c\u200cn Arabic teacher at a UNRWA \u200bschool in Gaza, admitted to being present at the scene of the terror \u2063attacks\u2062 and even expressed support for the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>The second phone call, allegedly made by another UNRWA teacher, Omar \u2063Shehadi, further incriminates the organization. In the conversation, Shehadi discusses the \u2064capture of female hostages and expresses joy over the success of the attack. &#8220;\u2063We have taken them hostage! The Jews will pay for their crimes,&#8221;\u2063 he\u2062 boasted.<\/p>\n<p>These recordings have caused shock and outrage \u200daround the world. \u2064The fact that \u200bemployees \u2063of \u200ca United Nations agency, which is \u200dmeant to provide assistance and support to Palestine refugees, have been involved in such atrocious acts is deeply disturbing.\u2063 It\u2064 raises serious questions about the integrity and credibility of the UNRWA.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has long accused the UNRWA\u2063 of \u200b\u200banti-Israel bias and perpetuating \u2062a \u2062cycle of violence. This latest revelation \u2064only \u200cserves to strengthen their claims. The Israeli\u200c government has called for a thorough investigation into the UNRWA and demanded that appropriate action be taken against those found guilty.<\/p>\n<p>The UNRWA has responded to these allegations by stating that they take them very seriously and will carry out a full investigation. They have also pledged to \u2064cooperate fully \u200cwith any inquiries conducted by relevant authorities. \u200cAdditionally, they have suspended\u2063 the accused teachers pending the outcome of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>However, many \u2064are skeptical of the UNRWA&#8217;s ability to conduct an impartial investigation, given their track record. The agency has previously been accused of employing individuals with ties to terrorist organizations and promoting a biased curriculum\u2063 that glorifies violence against Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>This recent incident only adds to the \u200dgrowing concerns about the UNRWA. It is imperative that the international community\u2063 closely monitors the investigation and ensures that it\u200b is conducted transparently and\u2064 without any external influence. The credibility of\u2062 the United Nations itself is at stake.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover,\u2062 this incident \u2064highlights the urgent\u200b need for\u2064 reform within the UNRWA.\u2063 The agency&#8217;s mandate, which was established in 1949 as a temporary measure, has become outdated and ineffective. It is time to reassess and redefine the role of\u200b the UNRWA to better serve the refugees and contribute to peace in the \u2062region.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2062 has called on\u2062 the international\u2063 community to support its efforts in holding the\u2063 UNRWA accountable. Given the seriousness \u2064of the allegations and the potential implications, it is crucial that all relevant parties engage in \u2063a thorough and impartial investigation. The search for truth \u200band justice must prevail over political agendas.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of this shocking revelation,\u200c it is important to remember that the\u2062 actions of \u2063a few should not \u2064tarnish the reputation of the entire \u2063UNRWA or the cause it represents. The \u2064vast majority of\u200d UNRWA employees are\u2062 dedicated individuals who work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of Palestine refugees.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2063 is also\u200d undeniable that the UNRWA has a responsibility to ensure that its staff members\u2064 uphold the highest standards of \u200cprofessionalism and ethics. Any\u200b employee found\u2063 guilty of involvement in terrorism or supporting\u200c acts of violence must be held accountable and face appropriate consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d world is watching as the investigation unfolds. The outcome will not only determine the fate of the accused individuals but also shape the future of the UNRWA and its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\u200c It is\u200d a critical moment\u2063 that demands\u2064 courage, transparency, and\u200d a commitment to justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel released recordings on Monday that allegedly implicated two UNRWA employees in Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 terror attacks. 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