A senior Hamas commander in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) confirmed that Sherif had been an employee but was placed on administrative leave in March after allegations of his ties to Hamas surfaced. UNRWA's chief denied prior knowledge of Sherif's leadership role within Hamas. The incident has raised tensions between Israel and the UN agency, with calls for international scrutiny of UNRWA's operations.
Sherif's death occurred alongside several family members in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
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This just proves what we’ve been saying for years—UNRWA has been turning a blind eye to Hamas operatives within its ranks. How can anyone trust an organization that's supposed to be neutral when its employees are literally leading terror groups? Israel has every right to defend itself when international bodies fail to do their part.
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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 was a U.N. employee placed on administrative leave
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Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said 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.
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