The United Nations says nine staff at the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees (UNWRA) may have been involved in the Hamas-led attack on October 7 against Israel.
All nine have had their employment contracts terminated, said UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.
He said the United Nations had completed its investigation following Israel’s allegations that UNWRA staff were involved.
Some 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken back to Gaza as hostages in an unprecedented offensive last fall.
Mr Haq did not specify exactly what the involvement of these employees was.
“For us, any involvement in the attacks is a huge betrayal of the work we are supposed to do on behalf of the Palestinian people,” he said.
The United Nations has investigated a total of 19 UNWRA staff after Israel accused 12 of taking part in the attack.
Israel later claimed that more than 450 UNWRA staff were members of terrorist groups, but a UN assessment released in April found that Israel had provided no evidence for its claim.
UNRWA, which employs 13,000 people in Gaza, said in March that some of its staff reported being pressured by Israeli authorities to give false statements while in detention.
Most countries have cut funding to the UN agency over Israel’s allegations.
In July, the UK joined other countries in resuming funding since then, leaving the United States, UNRWA’s largest donor, as the only country that has not resumed funding.
