UNWATCH
New Database Maps Hamas Infiltration of UNRWA, Hundreds Exposed
November 4, 2025

In wake of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent recognition that UNRWA is a “subsidiary of Hamas” and “cannot play a role in Gaza” — and as UNRWA mounts a fierce diplomatic offensive to resurrect its role — the Swiss monitoring group UN Watch today unveiled the UNRWA Terror Network, an investigative platform that exposes and maps the systemic infiltration of the UNRWA by terrorist organizations including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The platform is the result of over ten years of research and compiles documented evidence involving nearly 500 UNRWA employees engaged in terrorism, incitement, or membership in extremist organizations. READ MORE

FDD Israel banned UNRWA. A former IDF spokesman explains why The first organization that must be removed from Gaza is Hamas; the second is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.