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What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links?

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Newest development Jan 30, 2024 · 2 reportsUNRWA loses funding after charges that some employees took part in Hamas attack

Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of a United Nations agency were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack have led several Western countries to cut off funding and reignited debate over

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  1. U.S. pauses UNRWA funding as U.N. agency probes Israel's claim that staffers participated in Oct. 7 Hamas attack

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Palestinians slam suspension of UNRWA funding by some Western nations

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  3. Names this update

    What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links?

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  4. UNRWA Funding Cut Is ‘Collective Punishment'

    Headline from Time ·

  5. Newest

    UNRWA loses funding after charges that some employees took part in Hamas attack

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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  1. France 24

    US pauses funding as UNRWA staff fired for suspected role in Oct 7 attacks (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the October 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and…

  2. Hot Air

    Good News: US Halts UNRWA Funding Over Staff Involvement in October 7 Attacks (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    The United States on Friday suspended funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the humanitarian body that works with Palestinians, in light of allegations that 12 UNRWA employees were in...

  3. CBS News

    U.S. pauses UNRWA funding as U.N. agency probes Israel's claim that staffers participated in Oct. 7 Hamas attack (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The U.N. agency that serves Palestinians says it has fired staffers accused by Israel of participating in Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack.

  4. Axios

    U.S. pauses funding to UNRWA after 12 staffers accused of involvement in Oct. 7 attack (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    The UN has launched an investigation.

  5. Al-Monitor

    US pauses UNRWA funding after employees accused of Oct. 7 involvement (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The US paused funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees while it reviews allegations that 12 of the agency’s employees were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

  6. Breitbart News

    U.S. Stops Funding UNRWA After Staff Involved in Hamas October 7 Terrorist Attack (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced it was suspending some staff over allegations they joined the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    U.S., Other Western Countries Halt Funding for UNRWA After Staffers Implicated in October 7 Massacre (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Israel's i24NEWS TV: "The United Nations' controversial agency for Palestinian refugees on Friday sacked at least 12 Gazan employees over their participation in the October 7 atrocities."

  8. Al Jazeera

    Palestinians slam suspension of UNRWA funding by some Western nations (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Italy, Australia, US, Canada halt support after Israel accused UNRWA staff of involvement in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links? (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of a United Nations agency were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack have led several Western countries to cut off funding and reignited debate over

  10. Delaware Public Media

    Several nations pause funding to UNRWA over alleged staff involvement in Hamas attack (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The U.N. agency charged with providing relief to Palestinians has fired several employees over their alleged involvement in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.

  11. Voice of America

    Concerns of Gaza Famine as Countries Suspend Funding to UNRWA (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency fired several staffers accused of having been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel, while several countries, suspended financing to the agency. VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at how this may impact Palestinians in Gaza.

  12. Al Jazeera

    UNRWA says fund cuts by the West ‘collective punishment’ for Palestinians (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The UN chief joins UNRWA chief calling on Western donor countries for ‘continuity’ in Gaza agency operations.

  13. Fox News

    UN calls on countries to resume UNRWA funding despite report employees participated in Oct 7 massacre (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on member countries to continue funding the UNRWA despite proof that several of its workers participated in the Oct. 7 massacre.

  14. NBC News

    U.S., U.K. among 8 countries pausing funding to UNRWA amid allegations 12 employees were part of Oct. 7 attack (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said it terminated the contracts of the people alleged to have participated in the incursion.

  15. Breitbart News

    More Donor Countries Drop UNRWA After Staff Involved in Hamas October 7 Attack (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    9 countries, including the U.S., have dropped funding for UNRWA over its role in October 7 terror. Biden had restored funding Trump had cut.

  16. Green Field Reporter

    What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links? - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of a United Nations agency were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack have led several Western countries to cut off funding and reignited debate over Gaza’s biggest humanitarian aid provider. The U.N.

  17. Time

    UNRWA Funding Cut Is ‘Collective Punishment' (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    With Gaza facing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, 10 nations have cut funding to UNRWA.

  18. Al-Monitor

    UNRWA could run out of Gaza funding in a month as many in West cut aid (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Several countries including the United States have halted their funding to UNRWA in Gaza over Israeli allegations that some of the agency’s employees were involved in Hamas’ attack on Israel, putting the crucial humanitarian work in the enclave at risk.

  19. The World from PRX

    UNRWA funding cut after Israel accuses employees of Oct. 7 role (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) had its funding cut by several countries over the weekend. It followed Israel's accusation on Friday that a number of UNRWA employees played a role in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

  20. Delaware Public Media

    UNRWA loses funding after charges that some employees took part in Hamas attack (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Some countries have paused funding to a UN agency that looks after Palestinian refugees after Israel provided evidence that it said showed Palestinian employees took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

  21. Al Jazeera

    How will UNRWA function as more donor countries cut funding? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel says some of the UN agency’s staff members were involved in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

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