Recent allegations by Israel that UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks have led to a significant loss of funding for the humanitarian aid agency. A report from UNRWA contradicts these claims, stating that some of its staff were tortured into giving false confessions about alleged Hamas ties. The European Union's top humanitarian aid official has also stated that no evidence has been provided by Israel to support its accusations. Investigations into these allegations are currently underway, with UNRWA's Washington office director, Bill Deere, addressing the situation. Additionally, reports have emerged of Palestinians, including 21 UNRWA staff members and 15 family members, being subjected to torture by Israeli forces. These accounts include physical torture with dogs and electricity, mock executions, and humiliating treatment, with one man detailing his detention in a metal cage for 42 days. Concerns have been raised about the potential coercion of detainees into making false confessions regarding UNRWA's alleged ties to Hamas.
EU aid chief says hasn't seen any evidence to back up Israel's allegations against UNRWA, nor has – to his knowledge – anyone else at EU executive or any other UNRWA donor. https://t.co/RPRaCoHMva Hm, starting to think the Israelis might not be on the level 🤔
Juliette Touma, UNRWA's communications director, reports that released detainees from Israeli prisons showed signs of torture, expressing concern that some staff may have been coerced into making false confessions about the agency's alleged ties to Hamas ⤵️ https://t.co/M4F10e3OOw
"When I asked for water, the soldier would laugh, go to the corner, urinate in a plastic bottle, and bring it to me to drink" Palestinians detained by Israeli forces tell MEE of the brutal torture and humiliation they endured ⤵️ https://t.co/MkJ6SGTF8I
ISRAEL WILL NOT COOPERATE WITH UN INVESTIGATION INTO CLAIM UNRWA STAFF TOOK PART IN OCT 7 We knew this story was fake and now it’s been exposed. https://t.co/AI4aHGntlS
Khan-Younis | New photographs are emerging showing Palestinians kidnapped from the city. https://t.co/japPC3nMKg
UNRWA harbors, aids and employs Hamas https://t.co/07a4iKNHkH
“They did not spare anyone. There were 14-year-old boys and 80-year-old men" Palestinian men detained by Israeli forces since the start of the war in Gaza recall harrowing accounts of mock executions, constant beatings and humiliating mistreatment https://t.co/SUDqcQVMME
This is just several minutes of lies from @ChrisVanHollen. The idea that UNRWA isn’t in cahoots with Hamas is nonsense. It’s not just about the UNRWA employees who participated in the 10/7 attack and holding hostages after. Or hundreds of UNWRA employees who openly celebrated… https://t.co/QXR29kBc2V
Men from Gaza detained by Israeli forces are returning with harrowing accounts of torture they've experienced. In testimonies to MEE, one man described how he had been handcuffed, blindfolded, electrocuted and detained in a metal cage for 42 days ⤵️ https://t.co/E0MhkqawfE
''UNRWA is rotten to the core, it shouldn't be that complicated.'' ILF Head of Operations @AsherNStern discusses our groundbreaking UNWRA claim on Modi'in and Beyond, and why we must stand up not just against terrorists, but also those who support them. https://t.co/rYpILZS04t https://t.co/2KnHEknfGX
Palestinian men detained by Israeli forces since the start of the war in Gaza have told MEE how they were physically tortured with dogs and electricity, subjected to mock executions, and held in humiliating and degrading conditions ⤵️ https://t.co/61iR87m9d3
Hamad City, Khan Younis | New pictures emerge showing Palestinians kidnapped from the city. The man in the red circle has been a cancer patient since 2018 or 2019, and his youngest son is next to him in the picture. https://t.co/ssagBAF0WB
Facts: ✅80% more food trucks are entering Gaza compared with before the war ✅UNRWA is a Hamas front that employs terrorists on a massive scale and covers up Hamas’ militarization of its facilities and theft of aid ✅UNRWA is desperate to cover up the two above facts https://t.co/e9rwikCUuy
Men detained by Israeli forces since the start of the war are returning to Gaza with harrowing accounts of mock executions, constant beatings and humiliating mistreatment https://t.co/5UYnNTxEi7
“An army commander shouted, ‘Kill them all, every single one of them.’ Then the soldiers started shooting and we heard live ammunition all around us. I had no idea if I was dead or alive.” How Palestinians are tortured in Israeli detention https://t.co/5UYnNTxEi7
"When I asked for water, the soldier would laugh ... urinate in a plastic bottle, and bring it to me to drink.” Men detained by Israeli forces are returning with harrowing accounts of mock executions, constant beatings and humiliating mistreatment https://t.co/5UYnNTxEi7
Hamad, Khan Younis | New pictures emerge showing Palestinians kidnapped from the town. https://t.co/4lc1FEMgWy
Hamad, Khan Younis | New Pictures Emerges showing humiliation of Palestinians kidnapped from the city. https://t.co/5KpTZFj1Xf
An investigation is underway on Israel’s allegations that some #UNRWA workers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Director of UNRWA’s Washington office, Bill Deere, explains how the agency is addressing it. #Heat #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/vHmswg5gz4
An investigation is underway on Israel’s allegations that some #UNRWA workers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Director of UNRWA’s Washington office, Bill Deere, explains how the agency is addressing it. #Heat https://t.co/HXhOgxX2C0
ISRAELIS USE TORTURE ON PALESTINIANS INCLUDING 21 UNRWA STAFF MEMBERS AND 15 FAMILY MEMBERS https://t.co/JXqQshIVvG
The European Union's top humanitarian aid official said he had seen no evidence from Israel to back its accusations against staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) https://t.co/TvwIVe4wTF
MORE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES STRIPPED AND KIDNAPPED https://t.co/YjxIMHlQR0
Israel's claims that UNRWA staff participated in the October 7th attack have caused the humanitarian aid agency to lose critical funding. A recent report from UNRWA, however, says some of its staff were tortured into giving false confessions regarding alleged Hamas ties. https://t.co/ySogAR6aeI