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Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee
Posted on: September 30, 2024 at 16:03:13 CT
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He was the head of UNRWA teachers association in Lebanon and also the principal of the UNRWA-run 'Deir Yassin' school in Lebanon.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/top-hamas-commander-killed-in-lebanon-was-unrwa-employee-placed-on-administrative-leave/ar-AA1ru27d?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=0ee765f4fee34938fde95c97f14c4b20&ei=111
GENEVA (AP) — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said a top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon Monday was one of its employees but had been suspended since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged in March.
Fatah Sharif's connection to Hamas appeared set to ratchet up pressure on UNRWA, already facing a $80 million funding shortfall this year. Critics have repeatedly blasted the agency, saying it wasn’t doing enough to root out Hamas militants from its ranks.
The U.N.’s internal watchdog has been investigating UNRWA since Israel in January accused 12 of its staffers of being involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, in which armed militants killed 1,200 people and abducted some 250 others. The allegations led more than a dozen donor countries to suspend their funding, causing an initial cash crunch of about $450 million dollars. Since then, all donor countries except for the United States have decided to resume funding the agency.
Hamas said Sharif was killed with his wife, son and daughter in an airstrike on Al-Buss refugee camp, one of 12 dedicated to Palestinian refugees in the country, in the southern port city of Tyre. The Israeli military confirmed it had targeted him.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/top-hamas-commander-killed-in-lebanon-was-unrwa-employee-placed-on-administrative-leave/ar-AA1ru27d?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=0ee765f4fee34938fde95c97f14c4b20&ei=111
GENEVA (AP) — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said a top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon Monday was one of its employees but had been suspended since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged in March.
Fatah Sharif's connection to Hamas appeared set to ratchet up pressure on UNRWA, already facing a $80 million funding shortfall this year. Critics have repeatedly blasted the agency, saying it wasn’t doing enough to root out Hamas militants from its ranks.
The U.N.’s internal watchdog has been investigating UNRWA since Israel in January accused 12 of its staffers of being involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, in which armed militants killed 1,200 people and abducted some 250 others. The allegations led more than a dozen donor countries to suspend their funding, causing an initial cash crunch of about $450 million dollars. Since then, all donor countries except for the United States have decided to resume funding the agency.
Hamas said Sharif was killed with his wife, son and daughter in an airstrike on Al-Buss refugee camp, one of 12 dedicated to Palestinian refugees in the country, in the southern port city of Tyre. The Israeli military confirmed it had targeted him.
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Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee - Spanky KU - 9/30 16:03:13