Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir thanked US President Donald Trump for sharing a report alleging UNRWA employee participation in the October 7 attacks. Ben Gvir posted a video celebrating the raid on UNRWA headquarters in Qalandiya.
The incident highlights escalating tensions between Israel and UNRWA, with Israeli officials taking direct action against the agency's facilities and personnel, fueled by allegations of involvement in the October 7 attacks. This also underscores the complex geopolitical dynamics involving the US, Israel, and international organizations operating in the Palestinian territories.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for disseminating a Just the News report that highlighted a USAID finding of over 100 UNRWA employees' alleged participation in the October 7 Hamas atrocities. Ben Gvir posted on X, thanking Trump for publicly stating the 'TRUTH' about UNRWA personnel's involvement in the attacks and asserting his personal handling of the matter. He also shared a video of himself at the UN agency's director's desk in a seized building.
Earlier, Israeli forces had stormed UNRWA vocational centers in Qalandiya and Kufr Aqab, which serve approximately 16,000 Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank. Ben Gvir celebrated this raid, stating his intention to remove UNRWA from the area. The UN has acknowledged that nine of its employees may have been involved in the October 7 attack and confirmed they have been dismissed.