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UN staff fired over possible links to 7 October attack

Nine staff members at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNWRA, may have been involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel, the United Nations says.

All nine have had their employment terminated, said UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq.

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