An independent review of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has been completed, with findings indicating that Israel did not raise concerns about UNRWA staff since 2011. The report highlighted the need for better vetting of employees for pro-Hamas bias. Israel's claims of UNRWA employees' involvement in militant activities lacked concrete evidence. The review emphasized the importance of reforms for UNRWA's neutrality.
The U.N. Relief and Works Agency needed critical reforms to ensure it remained neutral, but Israel had not shown evidence to support its claims that large numbers of staffers were tied to militant groups, a highly anticipated report said Monday. https://t.co/ANv1SU9oMZ
A review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it received since 2011. Israel had alleged that employees participated in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks. https://t.co/W7X6KIwB2d
News24 | Review says UNRWA has 'robust' neutrality steps, no proof provided by Israel https://t.co/85Fzqv7azb
Vetting of UN agency staff for pro-Hamas bias needs improving, report finds. Independent review was commissioned after Israeli allegations that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in Oct 7 attacks. @samueljlovett has the latest. https://t.co/6OKo9Gyb9Z
Israel has not informed the UN agency of any concrete concerns relating to staff since 2011, independent review finds. https://t.co/9uP4ualRHp
The Guardian on the UN review : Israel did not respond to UNRWA letters in March and April requesting names and evidence Netanyahu says some UNRWA employees were directly or indirectly involved in the events of October 7. https://t.co/A2V27TkHwv
UN chief accepts independent review of UNRWA https://t.co/exD7LHkJbK https://t.co/azx5QCYbfv
We have reviewed the final independent report on UNRWA neutrality led by Catherine Colonna. I will be released publicly at 16gmt/12 pm NY time. It's more than 40 pages, but here is one sentence: "The Review revealed that UNRWA has established a significant number ofβ¦
π (NOT)BREAKING NEWS: The @MinColonna report on @UNRWA is complete whitewash of their complicity with Hamas & involvement in the mass murder, rape & abductions of Oct 7. Enough is enough. UNRWA has become irredeemably flawed & inseparable from Hamas. Our full statement below: https://t.co/cGBWHpsqKH
β‘An independent review commissioned by the United Nations: UNRWA regularly provided Israel with the names of its employees for auditing, but did not inform it of any concerns