Israel and the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees clashed as UNRWA accused Israel of torturing detained Palestinians hours after officials accused the agency of employing hundreds of “terrorists”. “Our staff have reported atrocious events while they were detained and during interrogations by the Israeli authorities,” UNRWA stated. “These forced confessions as a result of torture are being used by the Israeli authorities to further spread misinformation about the agency as part of attempts to dismantle UNRWA,” it added.
