Intelligence reports have revealed that around 10 percent of Palestinian staffers in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) had ties to Hamas and Islamist militant groups. Of those, at least 12 employees were involved in the October 7 massacre in Israel and 6 were among the militants slaughtering civilians.

Two staffers helped kidnap Israelis while others were accused of "participating in a terror activity" and helping coordinate the attack.