UN investigators probe 14 UNRWA aid staff Israel accused over Hamas attack

Palestinian children who fled with their parents from their houses in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, gather in the backyard of an UNRWA school in Sidon, Lebanon in September 2023 (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

UN investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staff from the UN relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the October 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza, a spokesman said.

The announcement by UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric provided the first information on the investigation ordered by secretary-general Antonio Guterres.