Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 7336

Israel: Palestinians

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his polices of reports that UNRWA staff members were named as Hamas operatives planning attacks against Israel from the A

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

We were appalled by the allegations that United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel. The Secretary-General and the Commissioner General of UNRWA took t...

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