6 European Countries Pause Funds for UN Palestinian Agency; Israel Wants It Replaced

Published on January 28, 2024

Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Finland on Saturday joined the United States, Australia, and Canada in pausing funding to the aid agency, a critical source of support for people in Gaza, after the allegations by Israel. “Palestinians in Gaza did not need this additional collective punishment,” Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner-general, said on X. “This stains all of us.” The agency said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees and severed ties with those people....

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