All the UN money Hamas stole to build their tunnels could have been used to feed and house the Palestinian residents of Gaza as it was intended to. Instead Hamas spent the money to make themselves comfortable in their terrorist tunnels and to let their leaders live in luxury in other countries.
Well over 50% of the UNRWA money was stolen by Hamas and not spend on its designated purposes according to most estimates. There was no reasonable proper accounting for most of the UNRWA funds provided to Gaza. On top of this dozens of UNRWA employees are directly involved in terrorism and nearly 50% of the UNRWA employees are relatives of terrorists in Gaza. The UNRWA situation is simply unacceptable.
A long pattern over time of Hamas stealing money and aid from the UN and other aid organizations. Gaza is plagued by poverty, but Hamas has no shortage of cash. Where does it come from? Hamas has an investment portfolio of real estate and other assets worth $500 million, say experts, and an annual military budget of as much as $350 million. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gaza-plagued-poverty-hamas-no-shortage-cash-come-rcna121099 Hamas stole aid meant for Gaza’s needy, U.N. agency says https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-05-fg-gaza-blankets5-story.html Hamas 'infiltrated int'l Gazan aid group,' stole tens of millions of dollars Hamas infiltrated a large international aid organization operating in Gaza and redirected tens of millions of dollars – 60 percent – of the organization’s budget to its “military” wing. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-...roup-stole-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-463211 Court finds Gaza aid worker guilty of diverting funds to Hamas Israeli security officials accused a Gaza aid worker of diverting up to $50m (£41.5m) of donations to the Islamist militant group Hamas. It was alleged the money - which would have amounted to one of the biggest thefts of humanitarian funds in history - paid for rockets and tunnels used to attack Israel. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61808619 Hamas steals UN fuel, medical equipment kept for humanitarian purposes in Gaza city The UN has condemned the incident, saying the fuel and medical equipment were kept strictly for humanitarian purposes. https://www.thestatesman.com/world/...-in-gaza-city-1503231954.html#google_vignette IDF releases video of Hamas stealing aid from Gazans Aerial footage from Gaza's Shijaiyah neighborhood shows Hamas terrorists unloading humanitarian aid and striking civilians before leaving with loot https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bydb7zgit Hamas leaders worth billions live in luxury as Gazans suffer https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/hamas-leaders-worth-billions/
You said, over 50% of funds was stolen, where is that source? You said, over 50% of UNWRA workers are family of terrorists, where is that source? Why make them guilty by association if true? You claim the UNWRA situation is unacceptable, and I agree, STEALING from UNWRA is unacceptable, a far cry from the embezzlement claims you've made
Once again it is time to outline the obvious. It's time to completely defund UNRWA. A huge portion of the staff in Gaza is directly linked to being part of Hamas. Nearly half are relatives of terrorists. About 1,200 UNRWA staffers — or 10% — have links to Hamas with thousands more closely related to terrorists: Israeli dossier https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/news/...losely-related-to-terrorists-israeli-dossier/ "Among all of the agency’s workers, nearly half — or around 6,000 — have close kin in the militant organizations, which have ruled Gaza since 2007, according to the intelligence, which was given to the US."
thank you, now we can disregard. Israel is hoping to push the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, out of the Gaza Strip post-war, Channel 12 reported, citing a high-level, classified Foreign Ministry report. According to the report, the document recommends three stages to the move. The first involves a comprehensive report on alleged UNRWA cooperation with Hamas, which rules Gaza, and the entanglement of the UN body that provides welfare and humanitarian services for Palestinian refugees from the 1948 and 1967 wars and their descendants, with the terror group. The next stage would see reduced UNRWA operations in the Palestinian enclave, amid a search for a different organization to provide education and welfare services. In the third stage, according to the report, all of UNRWA’s duties would be transferred to the body governing Gaza following the war. For the time being, UNRWA has the infrastructure in place to provide the necessary and crucial aid to Gaza during the ongoing fighting and Israel has no interest in changing this currently, according to the report. It added that the US views UNRWA “as a positive player in the humanitarian efforts in the Strip” and said Israel must navigate the issue carefully and gradually while planning for the day after the war. Israel has long accused UNRWA of perpetuating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by extending refugee status to millions of descendants of Palestinians who fled or were forced out of homes in today’s Israel at the time of the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, rather than limiting such a status only to the original refugees, as is the norm with most refugee populations worldwide. The preliminary findings of the inquiry into UNRWA found “credible and corroborated” allegations of serious ethical abuses, but revealed no “fraud or misappropriation of operational funds” by Krahenbuhl, the UN said at the time. After resigning, Krahenbuhl himself described an atmosphere of “hyperpolarization” around the agency. UNRWA at the time was facing attacks by the administration of former US president Donald Trump, which along with Israel accused it of perpetuating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2018, Washington decided to suspend, then stop entirely its contribution to the agency’s budget, depriving it of its largest donor and sparking a funding crunch. US President Joe Biden’s administration later fully restored the country’s support.
Back from Dec: Israel’s Foreign Ministry has put together a classified report calling for the removal of UNRWA from the Gaza Strip in the long-term, noting that the UN relief agency works against Israel’s interests. The report’s recommendations set out a three-stage process for shrinking and eventually eliminating UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, from the Strip: 1) Prepare a case detailing UNRWA’s cooperation with Hamas; 2) Reduce UNRWA’s field of activity and find replacement service providers; and 3) Transfer UNRWA’s responsibilities to another entity. Channel 12, which revealed the existence of the secret report on Thursday, noted that Israel wants to move slowly, recognizing that the US sees UNRWA as a positive player in humanitarian efforts in the Strip. The ministry hopes to gradually build the case for ousting the organization, linking that goal to discussions on “the day after” Hamas.