US Report Says Dozens of UNRWA Staff Took Part in October 7 Massacre

An internal report from the US Agency for International Development's inspector general, sent in recent days to the State Department and first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, says more than dozens of UNRWA employees took part in Hamas's October 7 massacre. The report recommends suspending or barring 101 current and former UNRWA staff members from participating in US-funded aid programs for 10 years.

The document says the people identified were not limited to those with loose ties to Hamas, but included school principals, teachers, security personnel, maintenance workers, psychosocial counselors, and medical professionals. It cites cases in which a deputy school principal served as a deputy company commander in Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades, another deputy principal was suspected of being a platoon commander in Hamas's Khan Younis Brigade, and a teacher was identified as a platoon commander in Hamas.

The report also says additional staff were linked to al-Qassam intelligence units or served as snipers. One deputy school principal was said to have commanded a platoon in the Nuseirat Battalion and to have been responsible for communications during the October 7 attack. The findings extend an ongoing investigation that had already identified school principals at UNRWA as active participants, including a militant who served in Hamas's East Jabalia Battalion.

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said he was not surprised that another 100 UNRWA employees were found involved in the attack. The findings strengthen the Trump administration's position, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that not a single dollar should go to an organization they say has become a haven for Hamas operatives and terror supporters.