Juliette Touma, director of communications at UNRWA, wrote in an X post, opens new tab published on Oct. 18, 2024, that the organization had “added a black ribbon to our logo on social media ...

An Oct. 17 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot showing a diagonal black ribbon on the X, formerly Twitter, profile for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.

Since the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an Israeli military operation, X has been flooded with claims that UNRWA has added a black ribbon to its logo as a sign of mourning.