Just days before Israel is set to enforce the law severing ties with UNRWA, the corrupt agency whose employees facilitated Hamas' Oct 7., Israel Hayom has learned that the Israeli government and military authorities maintain their cooperation with the organization for food distribution in Gaza.
Despite political officials denying such ties and in contradiction of inaccurate information by the military's COGAT unit that handles relations with such agencies, evidence shows that since the ceasefire began in late January, Israel has been channeling almost half of the Gaza Strip's incoming aid through UNRWA. A source knowledgeable about the situation confirmed that 40% of aid flows through UNRWA, though COGAT's response to our inquiry produced a series of evasive answers.
COGAT's initial response claimed that "operations are conducted under political echelon guidance, which should be consulted." This was followed by a statement asserting that "the percentage through UNRWA is definitely not 40% but rather just a few single percentage points."
On Wednesday, an additional UNRWA source revealed what Israeli government and military officials have attempted to obscure the figures, stating in an interview: "Nearly two-thirds of food entering Gaza passes through the organization, just a day before the implementation of the UNRWA law, which requires ending all contact between the government and an organization that both perpetrated terror and served as terror infrastructure.
While denials persist and Israel Hayom was instructed to await the law's implementation, cooperation apparently continues bunabated ehind the scenes. This is confirmed by Sam Rose, a UNRWA employee, in a CNN interview. The law becomes effective within the next 24 hours and will prohibit any continued covert cooperation.
