John Ging, the director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) operations in Gaza, and Barbara Shenstone, the director of operations in the West Bank, have resigned from their posts.
The agency issued a statement on Monday saying that the Ging will take up a position in New York, while Shenstone will return to her native Canada.
It is not clear what prompted Ging to take the decision, but it has been reported that he was under pressure over certain controversial comments he made on Israel and Hamas.
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh, reporting from the West Bank, said that Ging was known as the 'Gazan' among residents of the strip.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/2011117104447323738.html
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