Inconclusive UN probe says nine Unrwa workers 'may have' been involved in 7 October attacks on Israel

An internal UN investigation concluded in a highly-anticipated investigation that nine staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) "may have been involved" in the 7 October attacks on southern Israel last year.

Unrwa has fired those employees and said they can no longer work for the agency but did not say that the evidence of those employees' alleged involvement was concrete.

"The evidence – if authenticated and corroborated – could indicate that the UNRWA staff members may have been involved in the attacks of 7 October," Philippe Lazzarini, Unrwa commissioner general, said in a statement on Monday.

“I have decided that in the case of these remaining nine staff members, they cannot work for UNRWA. All contracts of these staff members will be terminated in the interest of the Agency."

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