Austria Suspends Payments to UNRWA After Allegations of Hamas Involvement

PeopleOther ♦ Published: January 29, 2024; 15:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria has suspended its payments to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) following serious allegations. It is alleged that employees of the organization may have been involved in a terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October. The Austrian government is calling for a comprehensive and swift investigation into these allegations by UNRWA and the United Nations. Payments to UNRWA will remain suspended until full clarification and clarity on the consequences.

The situation in Gaza, including in refugee camps, is challenging for the civil population. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / מינוזיג - MinoZig/ CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

The New York Times reported that new details have emerged about the allegations, including the involvement of UNRWA staff in the kidnapping of a woman from Israel and a massacre in a kibbutz. A total of twelve UNRWA employees are accused, ten of whom have been identified as…