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Freed Israeli hostages say they were held in UN camp
Washington Examiner ^ | Jan 21, 2025 | Brady Knox

Posted on 01/21/2025 9:54:58 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

Israeli hostages released as part of the recent ceasefire with Hamas have claimed they were held in a U.N. camp in Gaza.

Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, who were released from Hamas custody on Sunday, reported that they had been held in a U.N. refugee camp at some point during their captivity, according to Israel’s Channel 13. Details were not given as to what camps they were held in, when, or for how long.

The revelation is the latest blow to the position of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which has faced attacks against its credibility throughout the war in Gaza.

The Washington Examiner reached out to the UNRWA for comment.

The UNRWA operates eight refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, established in 1948-1949 after the Israeli War of Independence. Most aren't recognizable as "camps" in the traditional sense, having developed over time into urban establishments. Several have populations numbering over 100,000 people. The majority of Gazans are registered as refugees.

The UNRWA clarifies on its website that it doesn't administer or police the camps, leaving those matters to governing Hamas authorities. It employs 13,000 staff across over 300 installations to provide education, medical attention, and other humanitarian aid to locals.

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Another reason to get the US out of the UN.
1 posted on 01/21/2025 9:54:58 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Not only get out of the UN, but declare them a terrorist organization.


2 posted on 01/21/2025 10:06:16 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

U.N. camp / Hamas terrorist camp

There’s no difference.......


3 posted on 01/21/2025 10:07:52 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

“doesn’t administer or police the camps, leaving those matters to governing Hamas authorities”.
Well gee, who could have foreseen THIS being a problem? /s

Not OUT of the UN (Veto power), but out of playing the role of $ucker funding them.
Without our too generous funding they may just collapse into complete irrelevance rather than the grifters they are now.


4 posted on 01/21/2025 10:08:05 PM PST by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV group-think!)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
[The revelation is the latest blow to the position of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which has faced attacks against its credibility throughout the war in Gaza.]

United Nations UNRWA working with Hamas terrorists in Gaza

The United Nations certainly works with terrorists

Rafah is in the Gaza Strip - but the U.N. awaits Satan's Antichrist,
who will betray Israel in the final analysis - in the End Times

From a TBN Israel video:



[Ghebreyesus]

Note the information and the source. All you need to know in conjucton with the UNRWA picture above


5 posted on 01/21/2025 10:09:11 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

There’s some red meat for Elise.

I think she is both skilled enough and ambitious enough to take that and run with it.


6 posted on 01/21/2025 10:28:57 PM PST by Biblebelter
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Elaine is gonna have her work cut out.


7 posted on 01/21/2025 10:30:54 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

With hold all funds from UN.


8 posted on 01/21/2025 10:35:11 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I believe that Trump just cut off the UNRWA.


9 posted on 01/21/2025 10:41:23 PM PST by Revel
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To: Revel

Trump did in his first 200 EO. He cut off funding in 2020 over Covid issues. Biden reinstated it in June 21. Trump just axed it again.


10 posted on 01/21/2025 10:57:05 PM PST by pghbjugop
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

11 posted on 01/21/2025 11:56:51 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The UN was a belligerent during the Korean War. It is clear that the UN is a belligerent against Israel in the current war. This means that the agencies of the UN, the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court should be considered as enemies. Their opinions, complaints and decisions can be considered illegitimate and of no weight.


12 posted on 01/21/2025 11:58:33 PM PST by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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The UN is so far past its expiry date it is beyond belief. A stupid premise personified. Exorcise this bitch.


13 posted on 01/22/2025 12:07:38 AM PST by onona
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To: Ex gun maker.
Not OUT of the UN (Veto power), but out of playing the role of $ucker funding them.

Amen. Also move the Headquarters to the Yukon.

14 posted on 01/22/2025 12:33:03 AM PST by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The PALEOstinians learned a long time ago how to obtain employment with a UN body like UNWRA which also provides them with an opportunity to join the (PLO) “Armed Struggle” or HAMAS/JIHAD/Hezbollah “Resistance” against the Jews of Israel.
Even the medical personnel in the fortified bunkers, oops, I mean hospitals just flip their vests around when required. One hour they are an “AID” worker, ambulance driver, supplies distributer or “”PRESS” journalist and the next minute they are a terrorist with an RPG.
The UN has been sympathetic to the world of terror in Gaza, the West Bank, southern Lebanon and in all international forums because they are afraid to lose their funds, status and fiends in HAMAS.


15 posted on 01/22/2025 12:57:39 AM PST by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

You and needs to be kicked out of their magnificent building in New York and it needs to be sold to the Trump organization so it can turn it into a magnificent hotel


16 posted on 01/22/2025 1:52:08 AM PST by Herakles (Diversity is applied Marxism )
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Trump cuts funding to UNRWA on day 1

https://www.thejc.com/news/world/trump-halts-funding-to-unrwa-and-revokes-sanctions-on-settlers-in-executive-orders-wa1t0qek


17 posted on 01/22/2025 2:21:19 AM PST by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: FlyingEagle
With hold all funds from UN.

And make them pay rent … and evict them if they stage an insurrection.
18 posted on 01/22/2025 2:31:24 AM PST by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
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To: nuke_road_warrior

I was thinking Africa but that may give the Chinese too much control.
Sicily, let one mob compete with the other? LOL!


19 posted on 01/22/2025 2:50:29 AM PST by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV group-think!)
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To: pghbjugop

I am not tired of winning, but I am getting tired of trying to keep up with all the winning!


20 posted on 01/22/2025 3:04:28 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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