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2024-01-31 06:39:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7777727C76A8F99A06013A15D79343937FEA2273DB89EA91A29C6D838B638B8F
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Although those US, UK, Germany along with other countries suspended their funds first because 12 UNRWA employees had direct roles in Hamas attacks (like directly kidnapping civilians), another report claims that 10% of UNRWA (or 1200 people) have ties with Hamas. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/document-spells-allegations-12-employees-israel-participated-hamas-106757218 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/at-least-12-u-n-agency-employees-involved-in-oct-7-attacks-intelligence-reports-say-a7de8f36?mod=hp_lead_pos1 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-intelligence-accuses-190-gaza-un-staff-hamas-islamic-jihad-roles-2024-01-29/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/world/middleeast/gaza-unrwa-hamas-israel.html https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240126-us-funding-unrwa-staff-fired-oct-7-attacks
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