Israel bans entry to UN expert over comments on October 7. Francesca Albanese fears diversion of “attention from Israeli atrocities in Gaza” Israel had previously criticized Ms Albanese after she and other UN-commissioned experts said in November that Palestinians in Gaza were "gravely at risk of genocide" She also criticized the suspension by several countries of their funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) after the Israelis accused 12 of its employees of involvement in the October 7 attacks.