Lieberman calls for banning Unrwa, claiming ties to Hamas

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party in Israel, has called for the prohibition of the UN refugee agency, asserting without evidence that it aids Hamas. 

“Unrwa employees are collaborators of the monsters Hamas, who assisted the murder, kidnapping, and rape of Jews on the seventh of October, and continue to assist Hamas to this day,” the former defence minister stated in a post on X.

“Therefore, their activities must be outlawed.”

Lieberman's claims lack any factual basis. Despite several UN investigations, Unrwa has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing. Israeli politicians persist in making allegations against the refugee agency without evidence.