Hamas, UNRWA and Lebanon
Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says a top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon Monday was one of its employees but had been suspended since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged in March.
UNRWA Chief Denies Knowledge That Suspended Employee Was Hamas Leader in Lebanon
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) chief on Monday denied knowing that its employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon and called on states to push back against Israeli attacks on the agency.
UNRWA chief says he did not know a suspended teacher was Hamas’s leader in Lebanon
Philippe Lazzarini says he's asked UN members states to push back against Israel's attacks on his organization's reputation, as well as its plans to legislate against it
Hamas Leader Killed in Lebanon Was Also a U.N. Staffer
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency said that Fateh al-Sharif was placed on leave without pay in March after it launched an investigation into his political activities.
UNRWA: Senior Hamas member killed in Lebanon was employee
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has disclosed that a top Hamas commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon was one of the organization's staff members.
Stefanik says UNRWA 'cesspool of antisemitism' after it employed Hamas commander
The UNRWA chief on Monday denied knowing that employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon.
UNRWA chief denies knowing that suspended employee was Hamas leader in Lebanon
The chief of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on Monday denied knowing that its employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon and called on states to push back against Israeli attacks on the agency.
Hamas Leader in Lebanon Was Also a U.N. Staffer
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as Unrwa, acknowledged that Fateh al-Sharif was placed on leave without pay in March after it launched an investigation into his political activities.
Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was U.N. relief agency employee
Fatah Sharif had been placed on administrative leave since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged in March.
Assassinated Hamas leader in Lebanon 'worked as teacher for UN' while coordinating relations between two terror groups
The Hamas leader in Lebanon - who was killed in an Israeli airstrike - had been covertly working as a teacher for the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees. Fateh Sharif was assassinated last Monday alongside his wife and two children in a Palestinian refugee camp in Tyre.
Hamas Lebanon chief, an UNRWA staffer, slain in strike; 3 PFLP fighters also killed
UN agency says Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was put on leave due to his alleged 'political activities'; attack targeting Popular Front appears to be first in heart of Lebanese capital The post Hamas Lebanon chief,
UNRWA 'mired in controversy’ following fresh links to Hamas
Sky News contributor Kosha Gada discusses the newest “indictment” of UNRWA and how the Palestinian relief agency has been ...
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House lawmakers maintain support for restoring UNRWA funding despite new Hamas revelations
Democratic Reps. Andre Carson and Jan Schakowsky said UNRWA had taken the necessary action to respond to reports about UNRWA ...
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$80 million short – UNRWA Forecasts Grim Funding Opportunities
UNRWA’s Lazzarini revealed that the agency is $80 million short in its budget from now till the end of the year.
UNRWA Chief Fends Off Israeli Claims About Hamas Ties
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees vehemently defended it Monday against Israeli charges that it employs "terrorists" in Gaza, insisting the body is "on the right side of history".
Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was a UN employee on administrative leave, UNRWA says
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says a Hamas top commander in Lebanon who was killed in an Israeli strike ...
Comandante de Hamás muerto en Líbano fue empleado de UNRWA, que lo suspendió por lazos con el grupo
La agencia de la ONU para refugiados palestinos aseveró el lunes que un comandante de Hamás muerto el lunes en el Líbano era ...