NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani raised money for the UNRWA running in the NYC Gaza 5k in the city on Sunday, October 12. (X/@ZohranKMamdani)
Mamdani included a donation link for his followers to send money to UNRWA.
The State Department issued a devastating report to Congress on UNRWA in August, determining that the agency needs to be abolished and is beyond reform. UNRWA's stated goal is to provide aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, but the report argues the organization "is irredeemably compromised"
According to the State Department document, the Trump administration demanded in March 2025 that UNRWA "return all remaining unspent balances of U.S. funding in its accounts." The UNRWA Washington office said it would do so, "but has not yet completed the action." In May, the State Department said it is working "to cease U.S. participation in all working-level UNRWA bodies" at the United Nations.
Photos released by the Israeli Defense Force show three individuals that the Israeli military claims are Hamas terrorists inside an UNRWA compound in Rafah. (IDF)
The individuals identified by the IDF as combatants are seen carrying firearms and interacting with UN-branded vehicles. (IDF)
One piece of footage published by the Israeli Defense Force claims to show Hamas combatants firing weapons from the entrance to the UNRWA compound. (IDF)
Mohammad Abu Itiwi during the October 7th Massacre. The Hamas Nukhba commander was involved in the murder and abduction of Israeli civilians on October 7th and, according to the IDF was simultaneously employed by UNRWA. (IDF Spokesman's Unit)
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon told the U.N. in January that UNRWA must close its operations in Jerusalem.
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In August 2024, Fox News Digital reported the U.N. fired nine employees from UNRWA who likely participated in the Hamas slaughter of 1,200 people, including more than 30 Americans, on Oct. 7 in southern Israel.
Fox News' Benjamin Weinthal contributed to this report.
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