UNITED NATIONS – The U.S. envoy to the United Nations stated on Tuesday that Washington requires to see “basic modifications” before its financing to UNRWA can resume following Israeli accusations that some company personnel were associated with the Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., invited the UN’s choice to carry out an examination and evaluation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

She stated: “We require to take a look at the company, how it runs in Gaza, how they handle their personnel and to guarantee that individuals who devote criminal acts, such as these 12 people, are held responsible right away so that UNRWA can continue the necessary work that it’s doing.”

The Israeli allegations triggered a waterfall of nations to stop funds for the firm. An Israeli intelligence file, seen by Reuters, consists of claims that some personnel participated in kidnappings and killings throughout the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war.

The file declares some 190 UNRWA staff members have actually functioned as Hamas or Islamic Jihad militants. The Palestinians have actually implicated Israel of falsifying details to taint UNRWA, which states it has actually fired some staffers and is examining the claims.

Previously on Tuesday, the U.N. Security Council revealed issue about the “alarming and quickly degrading humanitarian circumstance” in the Gaza Strip and advised all celebrations to deal with senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag.

The declaration by the 15-member council followed Kaag informed the body behind closed doors for the very first time given that she was selected about a month earlier.

Kaag stated there was no replacement for the humanitarian function of UNRWA, which runs schools, health care centers and other services in Gaza, in addition to dispersing help.

“There is no other way that any company can change or replace the remarkable capability, the material of UNRWA, the capability and their understanding of the population in Gaza,” Kaag informed press reporters after instruction the Security Council. REUTERS