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what aid group said that?

From the article:

Eight international aid groups, including Oxfam and Save the Children, said in a report that Israel had failed to meet the demands by the Tuesday deadline.

If you want the full list, though:

Signatories
Anera
CARE International
MedGlobal
Mercy Corps
Norwegian Refugee Council
Oxfam
Refugees International
Save the Children

Source: https://www.nrc.no/news/2024/november/joint-statement-israel-receives-failing-grade-on-u.s.-demands-in-gaza (this page has the full text of the joint statement and a link to the full report)

Hamas infested unrwa

UNRWA - the organisation that Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Japan, Sweden and the European Union determined they should restore their funding to after investigations into allegations were concluded - were not one of the aid organisations referred to by the headline, no.

On Tuesday, a group of eight humanitarian aid organizations jointly said the Israeli government “not only failed to meet the U.S. criteria that would indicate support to the humanitarian response, but concurrently took actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in northern Gaza.”

Israel’s actions failed to meet any of the specific criteria set out in the U.S. letter. Israel not only failed to meet the U.S. criteria that would indicate support to the humanitarian response, but concurrently took actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in Northern Gaza. That situation is in an even more dire state today than a month ago. The principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee now assess that “the entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence.” The findings of this scorecard underscore Israel’s failure to comply with U.S. demands and international obligations. Israel should be held accountable for the end result of failing to ensure the adequate provision of food, medical, and other supplies to reach people in need.

• https://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-briefs/scorecard-israel-fails-to-comply-with-u-s-humanitarian-access-demands-in-gaza/

There never was any involvement between Hamas and UNRWA. UNRWA has taken that sort of thing very seriously, especially since Oct 7th. These 9 were fired because the evidence presented by Israeli officials, with no independent verification, showed it was possible they were involved.

That doesn't show that they were terrorists or working for/with Hamas on Oct 7th. It showed that it was possible that they violated UNRWA's policy of Neutrality, and for that they were fired. So trying to attribute this to UNRWA workers in general makes no sense, it's just used to justify Israel's attacks on UNRWA staff and other aid workers working in Gaza during a genocide.

• UN completes investigation on UNRWA staff