At least 12 employees of the United Nations (UN) Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) were involved in some way in Hamas's attacks on Israel on October 7, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday, citing intelligence documents the Middle Eastern country sent to the United States.
According to the sources, six out of those 12 helped in attacks on Israeli civilians that weekend that allegedly claimed at least 1,200 lives. Two participated in kidnapping and two were linked to sites where a number of civilians were taken and then killed. Others helped with logistics. Furthermore, the documents noted that about 10% of UNRWA workers had some sort of connection with various Islamist militant groups.
"UNRWA's problem is not just 'a few bad apples' involved in the October 7 massacre," the outlet quoted an unnamed Israeli official. "The institution as a whole is a haven for Hamas' radical ideology."
