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July 12, 2024
The news comes just days after the Israeli Foreign Ministry reportedly sent a list naming 100 Unrwa employees as members of Hamas to Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini and the numerous western nations who donate to the UN agency in Gaza, including the US and the UK.
In a joint operation with Shin Bet, the military reportedly began operations to uncover terror infrastructures within Unrwa earlier this week following intelligence information about the use of Unrwa facilities by Hamas and PIJ operatives.
On Wednesday, IDF troops of the 99th Division reportedly engaged in close-quarters combat with terrorists operating from the premises of the Unrwa HQ after opening an evacuation route for civilians.
Earlier this week, troops destroyed a Hamas command and control center located in a school and medical clinic that had been converted into terrorist infrastructure. Soldiers of the Rotem Battalion located dozens of weapons in the compound, including mortars, machine guns, grenades and Hamas intelligence documents hidden alongside equipment and Unrwa uniforms.
