UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. says it has fired additional staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel. Some of those the U.N. announced it had terminated Monday include staffers who were previously fired and staffers who were put on administrative leave over the claims. But the U.N. did not clarify how many have been fired in total. The U.N. secretary-general’s office announced the move in a brief statement to journalists. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the secretary-general, did no elaborate on the UNRWA staffers’ likely role in the attack or on the evidence that prompted its decision.