Unrwa chief says Israel has not yet presented evidence on its accusations

The UN agency Unrwa’s commissioner general, Philippe Lazzarini, has told the Financial Times that Israel has yet to present any evidence to it over its accusations that around a dozen Unrwa staff had been involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel.

The allegations, made last month, resulted in a number of countries halting funding to the organisation, including the US, UK, Switzerland and Finland. 

Lazzarini said that he is still taking the allegations seriously and that an investigation is ongoing. 

The Financial Times also stated that it had seen the intelligence assessment which provided no evidence for the claims, which include an accusation that a staff member kidnapped a woman.