Israel gave no evidence UNRWA staff linked to ‘terrorism’: Colonna report

Displaced people wait to receive aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2024 [File: Mohammed Salem/Reuters]

Israel has not presented credible evidence to support its claims that UNRWA staff were members of “terrorist” groups, an independent review for the United Nations led by a former French foreign minister has said.

The claims against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) led to a massive funding deficit as several donor countries announced cuts.