Jerusalem Post/Middle EastUNRWA school principals, teachers, security personnel, attendants, psychosocial counselors, and medical professionals were among those referred.Follow us on GooglePalestinians carry the bodies of Imad Salim, also known as Abu Hassan, a senior commander in Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, and others during their funeral procession in Gaza City on May 28, 2026. (photo credit: YOUSSEF ALZANOUN/MIDDLE EAST IMAGES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDJUNE 9, 2026 12:00More than a hundred current or former UNRWA staff were referred to the US State Department for suspension or disbarment from their role in the UN agency for participating in the October 7, 2023, massacre and or their affiliation with Hamas’s military wing, the USAID Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) confirmed last week.UNRWA school principals, teachers, security personnel, attendants, psychosocial counselors, and medical professionals were among those referred.Some of the 101 individuals had already been referred by the USAID OIG, but additional information was uncovered since the initial application.Two deputy school principals at an UNRWA institution were referred by USAID OIG for serving in senior positions in Hamas’s Izzadin al-Qassem Brigade.In one case, the UNRWA professional served as a deputy company commander in the Ain Jalut 5th Infantry Battalion, while the other was said to be a squad leader for the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Khan Yunis Brigade.Displaced Palestinians shelter at a UNRWA school in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 18, 2026. (credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH 90)Another deputy school principal was said to have served as a platoon commander in Hamas’s Nuseriat battalion and had communications responsibilities during the 2023 massacre, while a teacher who also worked as a soldier for the terror group was said to have delivered two anti-tank missiles to a prescribed location for use in the October 7 terror attacks.UNRWA-affiliated commanders of Hamas fighting forces, soldiersIf the State Department chooses to disbar or suspend the 101 individuals identified by USAID OIG, they will be excluded from working across future US-funded aid organizations.The referrals have already led to the disbarment of Hafez Mousa Mohammed Mousa, an operative of the Hamas East Jabaliya Battalion, who was found to have coordinated communications with other suspected Hamas members during the October 7 attacks while also serving as an UNRWA school principal.UNRWA has not yet responded to The Jerusalem Post’s request for comment.Follow us on Google