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Channel 4 Finds ‘No Evidence’ Of UNWRA-Hamas Links In Confidential Israeli Dossier (www.msn.com)

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Channel 4 News reports that it found “no evidence to support its explosive new claim” by Israel that employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) participated with Hamas in the October 7th attacks.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 53 points 9 months ago

Israel lies constantly. Fuck Israel.

[-] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 31 points 9 months ago

What an unexpected surprise. So out of character for isreal to maliciously sabotage any Palestinian support..

[-] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

it was also just after the ICJ findings. to move the news cycle. convenient.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 10 points 9 months ago

The ICJ also rules that Israel must allow humanitarian aid in.

Next day: “Humanitarian aid is Hamas!”

[-] CityPop@lemmy.today 4 points 9 months ago

Hummus is humanitarian aid though. It's delicious and nutritious.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 9 points 9 months ago

And throughout all of this, the UNWRA complied with Israel and asked for a full transparent investigation. But 9 nations still slashed 2/3rds of their budget in the midst of a massive humanitarian crisis.

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 5 points 9 months ago

As was always the real goal.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Oh wow, who could have seen that coming?? Literally anyone who paid a modicum of attention?

[+] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -8 points 9 months ago

According to the document, which has sparked international controversy, approximately 190 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives were identified as UNRWA employees, based on “intelligence information, documents and identity cards” seized during military operations. However, the document stops short of providing concrete evidence to support its allegations.

Headline: There is no evidence!

Article. There is no evidence... other than the evidence that Hamas members had UN employee ID cards.

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

It sounds like the document says "We know some of these Hamas guys worked for UNWRA. We totally found, like IDs and shit. Definitely. Trust us on that."

However, the document stops short of providing concrete evidence to support its allegations.

The document claims they have evidence, but doesn't actually include any of it.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 5 points 9 months ago

Technically if they had found the identity cards on Hamas then it would be considered evidence. That's not what it says, though. It says the identity cards were confiscated during Israeli Military Operations. Just like when Israel bombed a hospital filled with children and claimed it was a Hamas Base.

[+] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -8 points 9 months ago

So why not just say the truth? "We refuse to believe any evidence Israel provides on anything"?

Seems more honest and more efficient.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 6 points 9 months ago

Pot calls the Kettle willfully ignorant. Pot claims Israel's word alone should be good enough to slaughter tens of thousands, leaving hundreds of thousands to starve.

You know why Israel can't provide the "Evidence" to the public? Because they've got nothing.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -5 points 9 months ago

You know why Israel can’t provide the “Evidence” to the public?

Because it would compromise intelligence sources? Countries don't share intelligence with anyone, only with other countries they trust. Those countries immediately stopped funding the UNWRA, despite the political cost of doing so.

Even the UN fired some people and launched a probe into it. Seems the UN doesn't think "they've got nothing."

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The cited intelligence sources were literally armed troops confiscating items from occupied territory. Why would they need protection? From what? They're not hiding from anything.

Only 9 nations withdrew funding, the largest of which was the USA with roughly half the budget cuts total amount.

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