House Republicans Launch Probe on Biden’s 2021 Decision to Renew UNRWA Funding

Published on February 17, 2024

House Republicans are launching a probe into the Biden administration’s previous funding to the U.N. Agency in Gaza over allegations that its staffers were involved in the Hamas-led terror attack on Israel last year. In a Feb. 16 letter to State Secretary Antony Blinken, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee requested documents and information related to the Biden administration’s 2021 decision to renew funding for the United Nation’s Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The letter cites a report suggesting that at least 12 UNRWA staff members participated in Hamas’s unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and in its aftermath....

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