The UNRWA agency in the Gaza Strip reported an incident involving a break-in by Hamas operatives who looted fuel and humanitarian supplies.
In a tweet from their English-language Twitter account, the agency disclosed that they had received reports of individuals with trucks allegedly affiliated with the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza removing fuel and medical equipment from the UNRWA complex.
Wait @UNRWA - Did Hamas also break into your Twitter account? Or are you just scared of disappointing your terrorist friends? pic.twitter.com/K1a8Dp51pG
— Israel ישראל 🇮🇱 (@Israel) October 16, 2023
Furthermore, it was noted that the agency's staff had to evacuate the premises on the night of Friday, October 13, with only a few hours' notice. Since then, UNRWA personnel have been unable to access the compound, and details regarding the missing equipment remain scarce. The security cameras at the complex's entrances and exits were non-operational due to prior damage from shelling.
Approximately an hour after its initial publication, the tweet was removed from the organization's official account. The association between the UNRWA agency and Hamas's activities in Gaza is deeply concerning. It is worth noting that many individuals who were involved with Hamas were also members of the UN organization. In a 2004 interview with the Canadian television network, UNRWA Director General Peter Hansen confirmed that Hamas operatives were receiving salaries from UNRWA.
Several high-ranking members of Hamas had connections with the UNRWA agency and received salaries from it. For instance, Muhammad Al Jamasi, a member of Hamas's political bureau, held a senior position within UNRWA's engineering department. There may have been a link between his access to funds and construction materials and his decision to join Hamas's political bureau.
Another senior Hamas member, Suhail Al-Hindi, served as the chairman of UNRWA's Palestinian Workers' Association in Gaza and was dismissed from his UNRWA position following intervention and demands from Israel.
Hamas has been known to utilize UNRWA facilities, including schools and organization buildings, as launching sites for rockets and the excavation of terrorist tunnels. UNRWA's white sacks, used for delivering aid to Gaza families, have been discovered at several locations where Hamas was digging such tunnels.
Thank you for proving just how corrupt and inept y’all are!
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) October 16, 2023
UNRWA and Hamas are practically indistinguishable at this point… https://t.co/rXw18T3Az6
After the 2014 Israeli operation in Gaza, representatives of the United Nations agency UNRWA reported finding approximately 20 rockets hidden in an empty UNRWA school. While a UNRWA spokesperson denied that the agency's representatives transferred the rockets to government officials in Gaza, there are suspicions that they might have ended up with the Hamas organization.
Recently, videos emerged showing empty fuel tankers leaving the Gaza Strip for the fuel terminal in Egypt, with United Nations flags displayed on the trucks. These developments have raised concerns about the nature of the relationship between Hamas and the agency, particularly regarding the potential use of these tankers for various purposes by Hamas.
