Another UNRWA School Principal Fired for Terrorism
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) confirmed the dismissal of Gaza school principal Hafez Mousa after investigations connected him to Hamas and the October 7 attacks.
Evidence revealed that Mousa was an operative for the Hamas East Jabaliya Battalion. He used the same cellphone to coordinate both his UNRWA school duties and Hamas communications during the October 7 attacks. As a result, the U.S. government barred him from all federal contracting and grant programs.
Not the first UNWRA-head tied to Hamas
In late 2024 in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, a school principal and head of the UNRWA teachers’ union, was killed in an Israeli strike in late 2024. After his death, Hamas acknowledged him as their top commander in Lebanon. UNRWA had previously placed him on administrative leave in March 2024 due to "political activities," stating it was unaware of his senior military rank.
Broader Hamas-UNWRA ties
Investigations identified several UNRWA employees involved in the October 7 attacks, by crossing into Israel, kidnapping, transporting hostages, assisting in removing a dead soldier's body. Other allegations include school staff operating as Hamas militants, holding dual political roles, transporting munitions, and diverting UNRWA funds.
Critics argue this reveals a broader systematic failure, where corruption is institutional, as hundreds of connections of UNWRA leaders have been tied to terrorist organizations.
UNRWA Under Scrutiny
Recent investigations revealed senior education officials' involvement and their dual roles as humanitarian workers and terror operatives.
The Geneva-based UNRWA Terror Network platform, by UN Watch, has mapped and exposed a systemic infiltration of UNRWA by terrorist organizations like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad into education for promoting terrorism and youth recruitment.
UNRWA denies widespread infiltration, maintaining these ties to terrorism allegations are "isolated cases".
These findings have prompted intensified calls to terminate U.S. funding for the agency due to the severe nature of the accusations.
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