Israeli bank Leumi has decided to block the bank account of UNRWA, the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees, over fears that funds deposited in the organization’s account will go to terrorist agents in the Gaza Strip, to help civilians, the website reported on Sunday. the evening Ynet.
The bank announced its decision in a letter to the agency, saying it had genuine suspicions that the agency’s funds were being used for terrorist purposes against Israel. UNRWA maintains an active bank account at the bank, which recently alerted the agency that it was concerned that transactions in the account were being conducted in violation of laws prohibiting the transfer of funds to terrorist organizations.
The bank recently noticed a number of unusual transactions on the UNRWA account and therefore decided to block it immediately. Several countries, including the United States and France, have suspended their funding to the UN agency after it highlighted information provided by Israel that 12 of the agency’s staff members participated in the October 7 massacre.
