UN inquiry hopes to soon get material from Israel on Unrwa staff allegations

A UN spokesperson said that investigators expect to receive shortly materials from Israel related to its accusations that Unrwa staff members took part in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel.

Last month, Israel accused 12 staffers of being involved in the attacks, of which nine were fired, the UN later said.

The independent, internal UN probe was immediately launched as the US and other countries paused funding following the allegations.

A report last week stated that US intelligence had “low confidence” that a handful of staff took part in the attack, and further cast doubt on the claims of a wider link between Hamas and Unrwa.

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres described Unrwa as "the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza".