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US intelligence casts doubt on Israeli claims of UNRWA-Hamas links, report says

two people wheel bikes past rubble and a building painted in blue and white with sign UNRWA
People walk past the damaged Gaza City headquarters of the UNRWA on 15 February. Israel’s accusation led countries including the US to cut off funding for the agency. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

A US intelligence assessment of Israel’s claims that UN aid agency staff members participated in the Hamas attack on 7 October said some of the accusations were credible, though could not be independently verified, while also casting doubt on claims of wider links to militant groups.

The assault precipitated a full-scale invasion by Israel of Gaza that has killed upwards of 30,000 Palestinians. Earlier this year, Israel accused 12 employees of the United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency (UNRWA) of participating in the 7 October attacks alongside Hamas. It also said 10% of all UNRWA workers were affiliated with Hamas.

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