«Israel» Rejects Immunity for Jailed UN Engineer in Gaza

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The "Israeli" government on Thursday rejected a UN request for diplomatic immunity for a Palestinian engineer who worked for the UN in the Gaza Strip, but is now behind the apathreid entity's bars under the pretext of assisting the Hamas Resistance movement.

"Israel" arrested 38-year-old Waheed Borsh, who worked for the UN development agency (UNDP), on July 16 on suspicion of aiding Hamas. The government announced on Aug. 9 that he had been indicted on charges of assisting Hamas.

UNDP said in a statement on Aug. 9 that it was "greatly concerned" by the allegations, that it was investigating them, and that it has "zero tolerance for wrongdoing" in its programs and projects.

Shortly before Borsh's arrest, "Israel" charged the Gaza manager of the international charity World Vision for allegedly funneling millions of dollars to the Resistance group.

"Israeli" ambassador to the UN Dany Danon said he has been in touch with international aid organizations operating in Gaza and advised them that, "Any dollar spent, and any local hire by an international organization, must be monitored."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team