The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is under scrutiny after allegations surfaced that one of its employees was involved in the kidnapping of the body of Yonatan Samerano, a 21-year-old Israeli man who was murdered by Hamas on October 7. Ayelet Samerano, Yonatan's mother, accused the UNRWA worker of treating her son's body inhumanely by dragging it on the ground and then carrying it into Gaza as if it were a trophy, questioning "How can the UN pay this man?" This incident has sparked outrage among the victim's family and the broader community, raising serious questions about the conduct of UNRWA personnel, with inquiries on "Why" such an act was committed. Video footage corroborating the kidnapping has also been circulated, adding to the controversy surrounding the UN agency's role in the incident.
The corpse of an Israeli man killed by Hamas on October 7 was dragged into Gaza “as a trophy” by a social worker employed by the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), his mother has claimed ⬇️ https://t.co/kXpFSng3jj
Ayelet Samerano, the mother of 21-yr-old Yonatan Samerano who was brutally murdered on October 7: "A @UNRWA worker kidnapped my son's body. How can a social worker for an organization that claims to promote good in this world do something so cruel & inhumane?" cc. @UNLazzarini https://t.co/AZ9vuJPQec
Video footage was also shown depicting the horrific kidnapping of Yonatan's lifeless body being dragged by a @UNRWA staffer. #Israel | #Hamas https://t.co/htumkliJc7
UNRWA employees stole this young man’s dead body after he was killed by Hamas on October 7. Why. https://t.co/gpeiE0KA59
‘Does the UN hold my son?’ mother of murdered hostage asks as families assail UNRWA https://t.co/evHUBVlV4g
"An UNRWA worker kidnapped my son's body. How can the UN pay this man who dragged my son’s limp body on the ground, and then picked him as if he was a trophy back to Gaza?" Ayelet Samerano, the mother of 21-year-old Yonatan Samerano who was brutally murdered on October 7, gave a… https://t.co/nKo8yHNV2t