IDF drone footage shows Palestinian gunmen inside UNRWA logistics center in Rafah

Palestinian gunmen are seen at a UNRWA logistics center in southern Gaza’s Rafah and near United Nations vehicles, in IDF drone footage from the weekend.

According to the IDF, the gunmen were spotted by troops of the Givati Brigade on Saturday at UNRWA’s logistics center in eastern Rafah.

The video shows the gunmen next to UN vehicles and in the logistics compound itself, which the IDF says is used by the UN body to deliver humanitarian aid.

The IDF says one clip also shows a gunman opening fire inside the complex.

Following the “unusual event,” the military says representatives of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) “conveyed the findings to senior officials in the international community and called on the UN to investigate the matter urgently.”

COGAT officials also “warned the UN against the presence of terrorists in the area, and the seriousness of the danger that exists in the presence of the terrorists in the logistics center compound with regard to the continued protection of the organization’s facilities.”

Israel has previously accused UNRWA of enabling Hamas to use its facilities in Gaza for terror. It has also provided evidence that several agency employees are members of terror groups and were involved in the October 7 attack.