EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell issued a strong defence of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Monday in Brussels. The main UN aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza is under heavy scrutiny after the Israeli military said it discovered a Hamas command tunnel running under UNRWA’s headquarters. Israel has previously accused about a dozen employees of being involved in the October 7 terror attacks led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Borrell stressed that allegations of Hamas activity at the UN agency must be verified and that “it’s not …