The Hamas leader killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Monday was an employee of UNRWA, the terror-linked United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
The NGO U.N. Watch earlier this year highlighted Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin’s involvement with UNRWA, including his role as the principal of the UNRWA-run Deir Yassin Secondary School in El-Buss and head of the UNRWA teachers’ union in Lebanon, overseeing 39,000 students in 65 schools.
Fateh Sharif was just eliminated by Israel. He was the coordinator of Hamas activities in Lebanon. He was also a decorated @UNRWA manager. What else needs to happen for the world to see that this organization is nothing but a front and money launderer for terror organizations?? pic.twitter.com/xSZt98aAfg
— Jonathan Conricus (@jconricus) September 30, 2024
According to UNRWA, Abu el-Amin was suspended without pay in March for three months for violating regulations and was investigated over his political activities.
Dozens protested outside the UNRWA offices in Beirut following the suspension.
In a presentation to the Dutch parliament in The Hague in June, U.N. Watch criticized UNRWA for not firing Abu el-Amin. The NGO noted that Abu el-Amin openly praised Hamas terrorism, including the Oct. 7 massacre, writing on Facebook on the day of that attack that “God is the greatest, God is the greatest.”
Today we are releasing new information, as reported by Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar: top UNRWA official Fathi al-Sharif holds a senior leadership position in Hamas. He is president of the UNRWA teachers union in Lebanon, overseeing 65 schools of 39,000 Palestinian students. /2 pic.twitter.com/DDLhwXpuV9
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) June 25, 2024
