Palestinians

UNRWA staff accused of stealing humanitarian aid for Palestinians: 'Corruption is widespread'

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(Photo: Unsplash/Latrach Med Jamil) A United Nations watchdog organization published a series of chat room posts by Palestinians purportedly accusing U.N. Relief and Works Agency staff members of stealing humanitarian aid intended for civilians and selling it or hoarding it in their homes. On Wednesday, the Geneva-based non-governmental organization UN Watch published posts from a chat room … Read more

US Pauses Funding to UN Agency for Palestinians After Claims Staffers Were Involved in Hamas Attack

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The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees fired a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas on southern Israel, its director said Friday, prompting the United States — the agency’s biggest donor — to temporarily halt its funding. The agency, United Nations Relief and Work … Read more

Over 70% of Palestinians say Hamas was 'correct' to carry out Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

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(Photo: Latrach Med Jamil/Unsplash) More than seven out of 10 Palestinians believe that Hamas was right to carry out the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel that resulted in the deaths of at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, according to a new survey. But most don’t believe Hamas committed war crimes on that day.  Between … Read more

Hamas releases 11 more hostages; Israel frees 33 Palestinians prisoners

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(Photo: Unsplash/CHUTTERSNAP) Hamas has released 11 more hostages as part of a multi-day agreement made with Israel in return for Palestinians serving time in Israeli prison for security offenses.  Majed al-Ansari, the foreign ministry spokesperson for Qatar, one of the countries involved in mediating negotiations between Israel and Hamas, announced Monday that 33 Palestinians detained in Israel … Read more

As 50,000 Palestinians Flee South, Exposé Shows Journalists Infiltrated with Hamas During Massacre

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JERUSALEM, Israel  – As Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City to defeat Hamas, tens of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing to the south. At the same time, officials are conducting talks aimed at reaching a hostage deal. Currently, about 50,000 residents of the northern Gaza Strip are responding to the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) repeated … Read more