International News: United Nations agency fires staff members allegedly involved in October 7 attacks on Israel

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has indicated that the agency is “immediately” terminating the contracts of UNRWA staff members allegedly involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel.

According to CNN, the agency has received information alleging several UNRWA employees participated in Hamas’ murderous rampage into southern Israel, when the militant group killed at least 1,200 people and abducted more than 250 others.

The United Nations has since launched an investigation into the alleged involvement of the employees and those involved will be held accountable “including through criminal prosecution,” Lazzarini said.

In addition, the U.S. State Department announced it had “temporarily paused additional funding” to UNRWA.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “emphasize the necessity of a thorough and swift investigation of this matter,” State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said in a statement.

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