00:00You've been asking for a long time about the Office of Internal Oversight Services work
00:17concerning the UN Relief and Works Agency.
00:21I can tell you the following.
00:24The Office of Internal Oversight Services has completed its investigation into 19 area
00:29staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA,
00:34regarding allegations of their involvement in the armed attacks of the 7th of October
00:382023 in southern Israel.
00:41OIOS made findings in relation to each of the 19 UNRWA staff members alleged to have
00:46been involved in the attacks.
00:48In one case, no evidence was obtained by OIOS to support the allegations of the staff members'
00:54involvement.
00:56While in nine other cases, the evidence obtained by OIOS was insufficient to support the staff
01:03members' involvement.
01:05With respect to these 10 cases, appropriate measures will be taken in due course in conformity
01:10with UNRWA regulations and rules.
01:13In respect to the remaining nine cases, the evidence obtained by OIOS indicated that the
01:19UNRWA staff members may have been involved in the armed attacks of the 7th of October
01:252023.
01:26The employment of these individuals will be terminated in the interests of the Agency.
01:33Turning to Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that ongoing
01:38bombardment and hostilities continue to kill, injure, and displace Palestinians, as well
01:43as damage and destroy the homes and infrastructure they rely on.
01:46In just the past 48 hours, three schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza City were reportedly
01:50hit, resulting in dozens of casualties, according to Palestinian Civil Defense.
01:56Partners on the ground are assessing the needs of people who fled and have been providing
01:59assistance.
02:00Meanwhile, a new analysis by the UN Satellite Center at UNASAT found that as of a month
02:05ago, 63% of structures in Gaza had been damaged.
02:09Yesterday, the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order for people living in areas
02:14of southern Khan Yunis and northern Rafah to immediately move westward to al-Mawassi.
02:20Our partners tracking population movements in Gaza estimate that more than 11,000 people
02:24had been living in these areas affected by this evacuation order.
02:30We call once again for all parties to the conflict to respect their obligations under
02:33international humanitarian law, including by taking constant care to spare civilians
02:38and civilian objects.
02:40This includes allowing civilians to leave for safer areas and allowing their return
02:43as soon as circumstances allow.
02:46People must be able to receive humanitarian assistance, whether they move or stay.
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