JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Palestinian employee of the United Nations in the Gaza Strip with providing material assistance to Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the territory, including helping to build a jetty for its military wing.

The accusations against the employee, Waheed Al Bursh, came after Israel on Thursday leveled charges against a Palestinian employee of World Vision in Gaza of funneling millions of dollars to Hamas.

According to Israeli news organizations, Bursh, an engineer with the UN Development Program since 2003, confessed to being instructed by Hamas officials to use his position to benefit the group. But Bursh’s relatives in Gaza insisted he was not involved with Hamas.

The UN agency said in a statement that it would cooperate fully with Israeli authorities.

New York Times