Canada Reinstates Funding for UN Agency With Staff Allegedly Linked to Hamas Massacre

Published on March 8, 2024

Ottawa says it will reinstate funding for the UN agency providing support to Palestinians after it was suspended over allegations some of its personnel took part in the Hamas October massacre. Global Affairs Canada made the announcement on the afternoon of March 8, citing the “catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza that is worsening by the hour.” The department notes Canada was the first G7 country to send assistance to Gaza after Oct. 7, the date Hamas commandos stormed Israel, killing and kidnapping hundreds of its citizens. Israel has since been conducting military operations inside the Gaza Strip to eliminate Hamas, a group proscribed as a terrorist entity in Canada....