Christian aid group World Vision has laid off contractors in the Gaza Strip following allegations by Israel that an agency staff member had diverted funds to Hamas, which Israel says is a terrorist organisation.
In an August 29 letter handed to around 120 contractors at a meeting in Gaza, the NGO said its bank accounts in Jerusalem had been frozen by Israeli authorities and it was no longer able to transfer money to Gaza, making it impossible to pay them.
Christian aid group World Vision has laid off contractors in the Gaza Strip following allegations by Israel that an agency staff member had diverted funds to Hamas, which Israel says is a terrorist organisation.
In an August 29 letter handed to around 120 contractors at a meeting in Gaza, the NGO said its bank accounts in Jerusalem had been frozen by Israeli authorities and it was no longer able to transfer money to Gaza, making it impossible to pay them.
Read the report in the Sydney Morning Herald (from Reuters).