US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said: "The United States is extremely troubled by the allegations that twelve UNRWA employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel."
Judi Weinstein Haggai's body is being held by Hamas in Gaza, along with that of her husband, Gad Haggai, who was fatally wounded in the attack.
While hardly any progress has been made in resolving the Ukraine conflict, another very serious conflict having wider regional and world implications has erupted in the volatile Middle-East region.
The lastest figures were released by Hamas after Israeli said that it struck 450 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
US National Security Council's Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said that President Biden's remarks were "misunderstood".
An MoU was signed by India, USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union to establish the corridor hailed as “real big deal” by the US President.
His remarks triggered a massive outrage with angry Israel demanding the UN Chief’s resignation for what they call was “justifying the terrorist attack by Hamas militants on Israel”.
"It's impossible to describe all of the horrors, but like Anne Frank, Jewish children hid in attics from these monsters, and they were found and butchered. As in Babi Yar, Jews were machine-gunned" he added.
Hamas militants kidnapped some 200-250 people, including children, women and foreign nationals after their brutal October 7 attack that killed more than 1,400 people.
Addressing a media briefing, the MEA spokesperson said, "The situation in Gaza is difficult for any evacuation but if we get a chance, we will get them out."
