State Department demands US-funded UN agency ‘fully investigate’ Hamas involvement in aid programs
The U.S. State Department has urged the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to fully investigate alleged Hamas involvement in its Gaza aid programs. Documents obtained by NGO Monitor suggest OCHA cooperated with a Hamas‑linked ministry to distribute humanitarian resources and influence survey questions. The State Department emphasized that while it provides $3.8 billion in funding to OCHA, it is not earmarked for Gaza operations and stresses oversight to prevent aid diversion.
- ▪The State Department demanded that OCHA conduct a thorough investigation into possible Hamas meddling in its aid distribution.
- ▪NGO Monitor’s documents show OCHA’s cooperation with the Hamas‑controlled Ministry of Social Development from at least 2021 to 2025.
- ▪The U.S. has allocated $3.8 billion to OCHA since December, but the funding is not specifically for Gaza operations.
- ▪The State Department highlighted ongoing oversight measures to prevent U.S. assistance from being diverted to Hamas or other extremist groups.
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EXCLUSIVE — The State Department said the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs should ensure it is protecting Gaza aid programs from suspected Hamas meddling after reporting from the Washington Examiner.OCHA is under fire after a Thursday Washington Examiner report exposed its years of cooperation with a Hamas-linked state agency to distribute humanitarian resources, based on documents obtained by the Israeli watchdog group NGO Monitor. The State Department announced $3.8 billion in U.S. funding for OCHA since December, though a State Department spokesperson emphasized that it is not for the agency’s Gaza operations specifically.
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