UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini has said “too many” staff members are being killed in Gaza amid a “barrage of misinformation and disinformation” portraying them as operatives of armed groups including Hamas.
“Such horrific claims, made publicly, are not backed by evidence and are dangerous,” Lazzarini wrote on X.
“Several colleagues told us they no longer feel safe to put on the UNRWA vest.Their children are begging them not to go to work fearing they might be killed while in UNRWA buildings. ”
He added that the claims were “creating a distraction from the atrocities of this war”, dehumanizing humanitarian workers and attempting to justify their deaths, and undermining the largest provider of aid in Gaza.
Such horrific claims, made publicly, are not backed by evidence and are dangerous, he continued. “Most importantly, they instigate fear among our humanitarian frontline workers in Gaza.”
According to Lazzarini, these misinformation attacks aim at creating distraction from the atrocities of this war, dehumanization by rendering the unbearable justifiable., and undermining and eliminating UNRWA, the largest humanitarian provider in Gaza including for food, shelter and health care.
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