A United Nations watchdog group released a report accusing the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees of stealing and hoarding aid intended for the Gaza Strip.
The information comes from a chatroom run by former UNRWA employee Haitham al Sayyed, who is believed to have been fired from the organization in 2016 after he publicly called out the agency for hiding a UNRWA school map denying the existence of Israel.
According to the report, he still holds some sway among the group, and staff members expressed their frustration with current leadership to him in the chat room to try and get him to sway the leadership to crack down on corruption.
Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a sit-in in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza in front of UNRWA office, background, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 18, 2024.
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