Israel Says Up to 10% of UN Agency’s Gaza Staff Were in Militant Groups
- Figure cited in report claiming 13 took part in Hamas attack
- Israel says four employees participated in hostage-taking
A Palestinian resident carries a bag of wheat flour distributed at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency center in Rafah, Gaza.
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As many as 10% of the UN relief agency’s 12,000 workers in the Gaza Strip were members of the militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, according to an Israeli intelligence assessment shared with the US.
It was part of a report setting out Israel’s belief that at least 13 of the United Nations workers took part in the deadly Hamas assault on Oct. 7.