Foreign Minister Israel Katz calls for firing of UNRWA chief after countries pull funding

Foreign Minister Israel Katz calls for the UN to remove UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini from his position over the alleged involvement of several of the agency’s workers participating in Hamas’s murderous October 7 onslaught on southern Israel.

“The USA, Canada, Australia, Finland, Italy and Great Britain announced the suspension of funding to UNRWA after it became clear that some of its employees took part in the terrible massacre on October 7,” Katz says.

“The UN should immediately fire the heads of UNRWA and open an independent and transparent investigation into everything that happened in UNRWA-Hamas Gaza. I call on other countries to follow suit,” he adds.

“Many of the UNRWA employees are members of Hamas who assist it in providing shelter for terrorist activities and maintaining its rule. We must make sure that UNRWA will not be part of the day after in Gaza.”