By Natali Moss
According to the newspaper, 12 people were released at the UN after Israel stated that they had helped plan and participated in a terrorist attack on October 7, which resulted in about 1,200 Israelis killed and more than 240 captured. Two UN representatives reported that the UN Middle East staff were referred to to assist Palestinian refugees and to organize work (Bapor). The head of Bapori Philip Lazarini said that the agency was "strongly condemning" Hamas's attack.
"Any BPPP employee involved in terrorist acts will be held accountable, in particular through criminal prosecution," Lazarini said. Three representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Defense stated that after October 7, military intelligence collected a large amount of data, which, according to them, confirm the involvement of the Bapor in the attack. Israel's accusations have led to the cessation of funding for BPPPs by the United States.
The US State Department stated that they were "extremely concerned" that 12 representatives of the agency could have been involved in Hamas attack on Israel. According to journalists, earlier in Jerusalem, they had already accused BPPP staff of cooperation with Hamas members, and also stated that teachers were calling for schoolchildren to hate Israel. Against these statements, the Trump administration suspended the organization's funding, but later the Biden administration restored it.
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