The UNRWA chief on Monday denied knowing that employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon.

The chief of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on Monday denied knowing that its employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon and called on states to push back against Israeli attacks on the agency.

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed Hamas leader Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin and his family, along with three PFLP members in Beirut. This marked the first attack within the capital, escalating the ongoing conflict between the countries.