Israeli soldiers tortured UN staff members, forced them to make false statements about ties to Hamas, revelations
Dawn Political Editor
London: Several countries withheld funding to Gaza following Israeli allegations of links to Hamas by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff, which has now been revealed as an Israeli conspiracy.
Canada and EU-backed Sweden have restored Gaza funding to the UN agency, a campaign group has revealed, after Israeli soldiers tortured UN agency staff and accused them of having ties to Hamas. Forced to give statements. According to the group, Israel tortured some UNRWA staff and forced them to make false confessions about the agency’s ties to Hamas. The campaign group strongly condemned Israeli violence against UN staff. World Organization Against Violence (WOAT) Secretary-General Gerald Stabroek said in a social media post that “both violence and the use of any such information are against the UN.” This is a violation of the Convention Against Torture.” Last week, the UN agency reported that “UN agency staff members were subjected to threats and coercion by Israeli authorities while in detention, and the agency Canada and Sweden have since renewed funding for the UN agency, which is the main humanitarian aid provider in the Gaza Strip. .
