Watchdog demands apology after UN memorial erroneously honors Hamas terrorist

A solemn candle-lighting ceremony honoring United Nations employees who died in 2025 while working for the world body has sparked criticism after it unwittingly named an employee who was later revealed to be a Hamas commander. At the annual memorial service in June honoring 136 employees who died in service to the U.N. in 2025, Secretary-General António Guterres, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock, and then - Security Council President Leonor Zalabata Torres helped light a candle repre